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Derby Bank Killer Jailed for Life Over 22-Second Stabbing of Gurvinder Singh Johal

A judge set a 25-year minimum term after describing the random, CCTV-recorded attack as brutal and callous.

Overview

  • Police released bodycam footage showing the moment Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur was arrested following the May killing inside a Lloyds Bank in Derby.
  • Nur, 47, stabbed Johal—whom he did not know—once in the chest and left the branch within 22 seconds, according to footage played in court.
  • Nur, a Somali national who arrived by small boat in October 2024 after paying about 400 euros, had his asylum claim rejected in January 2025 and later appealed.
  • Court records detailed prior police contacts for offences in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and a call to Migrant Help hours before the murder in which Nur threatened to kill people.
  • Nur pleaded guilty in August; the judge noted any deportation decision rests with the Home Office, and the victim’s family said their lives had been shattered.