Man sentenced to hospital and restriction order following the death of Esmaeil Tofigh in Manchester

Today (Friday 24 November 2023), Tarik Hussein was sentenced having pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility following the death of Esmaeil Tofigh in February 2023.

He has been sentenced to a Section 37 Hospital Order and Section 41 Restriction order.

The investigation was launched on Sunday 5 February 2023 at around 4:20am when emergency services were called to a concern for welfare of a man on Plymouth Grove in Longsight, Manchester.

Officers attended the property on Plymouth Grove, but despite the best efforts of emergency services a 56-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Tarik Hussein – who was Esmaeil’s neighbour, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder.

During the sentencing hearing, the court heard how Tarik Hussein became increasingly paranoid regarding his neighbour Esmaeil Tofigh over a period of time, believing that Esmaeil wanted to harm him and his family.

During the early hours of Sunday 5 February 2023, Tarik visited his neighbour’s house. An argument developed, and Tarik attacked Esmaeil with a hammer, inflicting a number of fatal wounds to his head.

Tarik then went home where he contacted the emergency services and made a number of disturbing disclosures.

Emergency services attended the scene and found Esmaeil’s body on the living room floor with serious head wounds which proved fatal.

Upon being assessed by a number of psychiatrists, they concluded Tarik had been mentally unwell at the time of the fatal incident and that he had a medical defence to Murder of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Senior Investigating Officer Duncan Thorpe, from GMP’s Major Incident Support Unit: “Firstly, my sincere condolences go to Esmaeil loved ones at this extremely difficult time. I would like to express my thanks to them for their support and co-operation throughout this investigation. No family or friends should ever have to experience the devastating pain of losing a loved one in this way. Our collective thoughts are with Esmaeil’s loved ones at this extremely difficult time.”