My kind son was murdered by his best friend over ‘gay song'…shocking secret about his past made my blood run cold
But that bright future was snatched away one evening in his student kitchen, when he was brutally murdered in a savage attack by the person he'd classed as a close friend.
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Shira Javaid says her son Sachin Hawkins was pursuing his dream to become a special needs teacher
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Sachin was studying a four-year degree at Hull University
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Sachin was stabbed to death by his housemate Syed Hussain-Kazi over a petty row about music
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Following a petty quarrel over a song, Sachin's housemate Syed Hussain-Kazi, 26, belittled him for having 'gay' music taste before suddenly plunging a six-inch kitchen knife into his chest.
Paramedics fought to save Sachin, 19, but he tragically succumbed to the fatal wound.
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Speaking to The Sun, his heartbroken mum Shira Javaid, 52, says she'll never forgive Hussain-Kazi for cruelly and ruthlessly taking her beloved son's life for 'a reason so silly as music'.
Shira, a former eating disorder nurse specialist, says: 'Sachin should've been safe in his uni house.
'Every day my heart aches for my son. He was my world. Now he will never achieve his dream of being a teacher and I'l never see him graduate or get married.'
Shira was a single mum to two children - Sachin, and her daughter, Aimee, now 18, three years younger than her brother.
The family were originally from Catford, south east London, but in 2012, when Sachin was eight and Aimee was five, Shira and her kids emigrated to New York.
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She says: 'Being a single mum in London was hard and I needed more support. My mum lived in New York so we moved to be with her.
'Sachin was excited to be with his grandma. He was always the apple of her eye.
'But he always wished to return home one day. He was a very British boy, through and through.
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'He also loved playing pranks on the family. He would terrorise his grandma. He was the joker and truly the light of our life.'
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As Sachin got older he volunteered teaching young children. Many had special needs, which inspired him to dream of becoming a special needs teacher.
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In 2022, aged 18, Sachin was accepted onto a four-year degree course studying special education teaching at Hull University, back in the UK.
After moving into halls of residence in his first year, he made friends with a student down the corridor, Hussain-Kazi.
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Shira says her son was a 'British boy through and through'
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Shira says: 'His dad, my sister and family were there in the UK too, so I knew he wouldn't be alone.
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'Sachin and Syed grew close. He was very happy. We video-called every day.
'I planned to move back one day which gave me some comfort.
'One day Sachin told me his friend, Syed, had been in trouble with the law when he was very young.
'I said, 'Son, please be careful.' But Sachin told me I shouldn't judge and how everyone deserves a second chance in life.
'Sighing, I'd clearly brought my son up amazingly. He had such a kind, big heart. And I only heard lovely things about Syed, which put me at ease.'
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'Special friend'
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Shira was a single mum to two children - Sachin, and her daughter, Aimee, now 18
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Shira thought her son was having the time of his life at university
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Sachin was a popular student in his second year at uni
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In 2023, during their second year, Sachin and Hussain-Kazi moved in together along with some other university pals.
He would FaceTime his mum and sister every day.
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Shira says: 'Sometimes I'd spot Syed in the background. He was usually in Sachin's room, playing games and hanging out, and he'd occasionally wave hello.
'I remembered how Sachin had police checks before getting accepted into uni, so thought Syed must've had one too.
'Whatever trouble he'd been in must've not been anything serious. I was happy my son had made a special friend.
'Soon after, Sachin bought his plane ticket to come home for Christmas. He was planning to stay for two weeks.'
But in November 2023, one month before he was due to come home, Sachin wasn't feeling well and had been texting his mum all week as usual.
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Sometimes I'd spot Syed in the background. He was usually in Sachin's room, playing games and hanging out, and he'd occasionally wave hello
Shira Javaid
Shira texted her son to say he could order dinner from her Uber Eats account for him and his flatmates.
The next day, as she was getting ready for work, she realised Sachin hadn't opened the message or replied.
'I thought it was odd,' she recalls. 'Then suddenly I got a call from my sister. She was breathing heavily, and said that Sachin had been stabbed by his flatmate Syed. And he didn't survive.
'As I heard those two words, my world ended. Sobbing, I rushed to my daughter and told her Sachin had been killed.
'She dropped to the floor crying too. My mum heard the commotion. We all howled together, in disbelief and agony.
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'Over the coming days police in Hull kept us in the loop. They told me Sachin did nothing wrong and he wasn't in any pain. But I needed more answers.'
Desperate fight
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Hussain-Kazi was arrested outside their student digs on the street, whilst flatmates tried desperately to save Sachin's life
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After that, Shira spent every day on the phone with the US embassy in the UK, the mayor and schools, fighting to get Sachin's body back.
Her family set up a GoFundMe page and strangers, as well as friends whose hearts Sachin had touched, raised over £24,000.
A month later Sachin's body was flown over for the funeral.
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In April 2024, Shira flew back to the UK with her daughter and faced Sachin's killer at Hull Crown Court.
She says: 'We finally pieced together what happened. Just 15 minutes before I'd texted Sachin about dinner, he'd been cleaning the kitchen that afternoon with Syed whilst playing music.
'Syed called Sachin's music taste 'gay' and that he was a 'f*ggot'.
'They began arguing and suddenly, Syed lunged at Sachin, pushed him against the kitchen door and stabbed him in the chest with a six-inch bladed kitchen knife, yelling, 'Who's the b**** now?'
'The other housemates rushed in and saw Syed stood over Sachin clutching a large kitchen knife.
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'Syed was arrested outside on the street, whilst their flatmates tried desperately to save Sachin's life.
Thinking of my son's last moments, and how he did absolutely nothing to deserve it, broke me
Shira Javaid
'But as ambulances arrived, Sachin was pronounced dead.
'Thinking of my son's last moments, and how he did absolutely nothing to deserve it, broke me.
'On top of that, Syed showed no remorse on the stand, and kept saying he couldn't remember, or that he didn't mean to do it.
'It tore me apart that he couldn't just admit what he did. I wanted him to heal for himself and accept treatment and help."
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It was during Syed's trial that shocking evidence emerged about his obsession with knives.
He had previously terrified another first-year student flatmate when he "started swinging a 30cm knife" in front of her face. She fled to her room and locked herself in before moving in with a friend.
He also had previous convictions for two offences, including a knifepoint street robbery in 2019, with a kitchen knife.
Shira said: 'Aimee and I heard of his history of knives and how there had been another incident before at halls with him waving knives near students.
'I realised it must've been what Sachin had briefly told me about.'
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Justice
In April last year Syed Hussain-Kazi, 26, of Hardy Street, Hull was found guilty of murdering Sachin and sentenced to life, with a minimum of 18 years.
Sentencing him, Judge John Thackray referred to Hussain-Kazi's fascination with kitchen knives and said he had 'needlessly and mercilessly' taken Sachin's life.
He added: "Physically he was no match for you. He was seven stones and you are 12 stones when you pushed him to the door and stabbed him."
Shira says she felt a wave of relief as Hussain-Kazi was led down to the cells.
'I was relieved he couldn't hurt another person," she said. "But my son should've been safe in his home at university.
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'He robbed my son of his life over something so ridiculous like a song.
'As I left Hull after the sentencing, it was heartbreaking as I felt like I was leaving Sachin.
I miss how he was unapologetically in love with me, too, never afraid to give his mum a kiss or hug in front of his friends.
Shira Javaid
'Now I'm back home in New York, and every day my heart aches for him.
'Sachin will never achieve his dream of being a special education teacher. His sister has no brother and my mum has no grandson.
'I miss his jokes, his pranks and his laughter.
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'Most importantly, I miss how he was unapologetically in love with me, too, never afraid to give his mum a kiss or hug in front of his friends.
'I feel so lucky to have had a son like him. I want to keep his memory alive, and stop knife violence that is destroying families.'
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Sachin was 'unapologetically in love with his mum', never afraid to give her a kiss or hug in front of his friends
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Shira is sharing her story in a bid to stop knife crime destroying more families like hers
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Shira doesn't want her son's death to be forgotten
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