A man has admitted the murder of a customer who was stabbed to death in a Derby bank.
Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, from Derby, pleaded guilty to the murder of Gurvinder Singh Johal, 37, at Derby Crown Court on Thursday.
Mr Johal, who was known to friends as Danny, died after being stabbed inside Lloyds Bank in St Peter’s Street on 6 May. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police at the scene. Pic: PA
Nur will be sentenced on 29 October.
“This was a truly shocking crime, committed in broad daylight in a busy city centre bank,” Janine McKinney, chief crown prosecutor for the East Midlands, said.
She added: “While the whole community has been affected by this happening in their midst, our thoughts and profound sympathies are with Mr Johal’s family, friends and loved ones.
“They have had a much-loved husband, father, husband and son snatched from them by this senseless crime.”
The attack took place at a branch of Lloyds Bank in Derby city centre. Pic: PA
Detective Inspector Tony Owen, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: “I am pleased that Mr Johal’s family will not have to sit through a trial now that Nur has admitted this offence.
“I’d like to thank them for their support throughout and my thoughts, and those of all the team, remain with them.”
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In a tribute given to the Derby Telegraph after Mr Johal’s death, councillor Ajit Atwal, leader of the Lib Dem group on Derby City Council, who knew the victim, called him “humble, quiet” and “kind”.
He said he was someone who “would always go above and beyond for everyone” and added: “His family are devastated and cannot understand what has happened.”
