A man has been charged over the alleged murder of his housemate, who was found dead in the property. Diogo Bettencourt has been detained by police after the body of Anthony Sharma was discovered in the home they shared.
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A 'kind' young man at the centre of a murder investigation in Moss Side has been named as Badri Issa.
The 22-year-old Manchester Met graduate was stabbed on Moss Lane East shortly before 8pm on Wednesday evening (October 25). He was rushed to hospital from the scene after his friend alerted the emergency services but tragically, he died of his injuries.
A hunt is underway to find two men who fled the scene in a car. Murder detectives have 'deployed additional resources' to try and track them down.
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Mr Issa's family said he had recently graduated university and was looking forward to starting a career in mechanical engineering. They said he was 'always smiling' and 'put others first'.
In a tribute, they said: "Badri was well loved at home and in the community. He was respectful and lovely and always put others first.
"Badri had just graduated university and was looking forward to starting a career in mechanical engineering. He was kind and friendly and always smiling. He will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him."
An inquest into Mr Issa's death is set to open at a later date at Manchester Coroners' Court. At the scene of the incident on Thursday, two women who said they knew the victim said he was a ‘good’ and ‘happy’ young man.
One said: "He was 100 per cent a nice boy. He had been to university and was living with his family.
"What has happened and why he had been killed I don’t know. I am so shocked.”
Another said: "I knew his family for a long time. I didn’t
A man has been charged over the alleged murder of his housemate, who was found dead in the property. Diogo Bettencourt has been detained by police after the body of Anthony Sharma was discovered in the home they shared.
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