Crime Next Door Introducing... Who Killed the Shakoors?
May 19, 2025
02:54
A father is the sole survivor of a house fire that killed his wife and five children.
On 15 October 2012, Dr Abdul Shakoor jumped from an upstairs window of his house in Harlow, Essex. It was a desperate attempt to get help.
His wife Dr Sabah Usmani and their five children died in the fire and police opened a murder investigation.
Dr Shakoor has been fighting for answers and justice ever since.
Written and produced by Gabby Colenso Presenter: Sonia Watson Sound Design: John Cameron-McIntosh Story Consultants: Barney Rowntree and Ben Robinson Online Producer: Rachael Smith Series Editor: Shahid Hussain Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin
A BBC Essex production for BBC Sounds.