A SHOPKEEPER who tried to help a young woman who was stabbed to death in the street as she pushed her baby in a pram has described how there was nothing that could be done to save her life.

Police are continuing to appeal for the public to report any sightings of Habibur Masum, 25, who is wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of the woman, thought to be aged 27, in the Westgate area of Bradford city centre Saturday afternoon.

Masum is from the Oldham area.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Police have launched a manhunt for Habibur Masum, 25, after a woman died in a stabbing in Bradford city centre.Police have launched a manhunt for Habibur Masum, 25, after a woman died in a stabbing in Bradford city centre. (Image: Newsquest / West Yorkshire Police)

Geo Khan recalled his shock at what he witnessed on Saturday.

Mr Khan said he was sitting in his store on Saturday afternoon when he was alerted by screams on the other side of Westgate.

He said he rushed over to the woman, who was with a friend outside a convenience store on Wigan Street, and was joined by a doctor as others called the ambulance.

“I was sitting in my shop and heard screaming,” Mr Khan said on Monday.

“I came out and I tried to check the pulse. There was no pulse.”

He said: “Blood was all over on the floor and there were stab wounds in her neck.”

Mr Khan said he was joined by the passing doctor who took over trying to help the woman, but agreed there was no pulse.

“Him and me and another guy tried to rescue her, but she was already gone,” Mr Khan said.

“I don’t think she was there anymore.”

He said: “Whatever happened, it’s a very sad thing.”

Mr Khan said the woman who died came into his shop the day before the incident, and he believes she only came to the area a few weeks ago.

He said the baby is about four or five months old. Mr Khan said he believes the woman is from Bangladesh.

He said: “She was a very, very innocent person – the smile on her face.”

Police are urging anyone who has any information that could aid in their investigation to come forward.

In a statement, a police spokesperson said: “Police are appealing for members of the public to report any sightings of Habibur Masum, 25, who is from the Oldham area.

“He is wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in the Westgate area of Bradford city centre Saturday afternoon.

“The victim was with her baby, who was in a pram, at the time of the attack. The baby was not harmed.

“The victim and suspect are known to each other.

“He is described as an Asian man, of slim build. He is pictured on CCTV wearing a duffle coat with three large horizontal lines of grey, white and black, light blue or grey tracksuit bottoms with a small black emblem on the left pocket and maroon trainers.

“A witness also reported seeing him wearing a grey hoody with the hood up.

“He is believed to have links to the Burnley and Chester areas.”

Masum is also understood to be a wannabe shopping influencer who had previously posted unboxing and fashion videos to YouTube.

Masum's LinkedIn page says he is a University of Bedfordshire student and his Instagram page describes him as a postgraduate from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh.

His Instagram bio links his followers to his YouTube channel, which has nearly 20 subscribers.

In one of the videos posted at the end of last year, Masum can be seen unboxing a crib. He tells viewers he is putting together a "baby bed".

Samin Ahmed runs Samin’s UK Visas Support Centre, and helped Masum apply for a Schengen visa to visit Europe after he approached him in December.

Mr Ahmed said Masum was in the UK on a student visa and later a post-graduate visa after he obtained his degree.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Masum studied for a masters in marketing and digital marketing at the University of Bedfordshire between 2021 and 2023.

Mr Ahmed said: “I (was) shocked when I heard this news, he is a familiar person nearby me.

“I did not know anything. I am really shocked.”

A photograph of Masum’s Schengen visa was posted to the Samin’s UK Visas Support Centre Facebook group in January

He said Masum appeared “friendly” and “said that he is happy” when they last spoke one month ago.

Masum travelled to Barcelona after he was granted the Schengen visa, he added.

If anyone has any information about his movements or whereabouts since 3.20pm on Saturday, April 6,  they are asked to police as a matter of urgency.

Any current sightings of Masum should be reported to West Yorkshire Police via 999.

Any other information that could assist the investigation should be reported via Live Chat online or by calling 101, quoting log number 1071 of April 6.