The hunt for the murderer of a faith healer has moved to Bradford.
Detectives believe Alfusaine Jabbi, 22, might have been living or working in the city shortly before he was beaten and stabbed to death in Luton last month.
Mr Jabbi had been running a faith healing business under the name of Mr Wahib, from a flat in Luton for six months before it was wound up on about April 20.
The Gambia national, who was also known as Abdula and Mohammed Ali, travelled north on the train on April 17, 20, 22, and 23 and Bedfordshire Police believe he might have been trying to move his business to Bradford.
Murder squad detectives are now in Bradford to track down clues to Mr Jabbi's business, which he advertised with a business card, claiming he could break magic spells and ward off evil spirits.
Detectives have made inquiries at mosques in Luton, but leaders said they had turned Mr Jabbi away because his methods went against the teachings of Islam.
Detective Superintendent Keith Garwood, who is leading the investigation, appealed for anyone who may know what Mr Jabbi was doing in Bradford to contact police.
Det Supt Garwood said: "We are asking the public to tell us if they knew him. Was he touting for business in Bradford? Did he live there? Did he rent a room or a flat from you? Where did he shop, did he buy food from a local corner store or nearby supermarket? It is vital that we piece together every aspect of his life to establish a motive for his killing.
"This man clearly led a double life. On one hand he was the much-loved son known as Abdula, with a family living thousands of miles away and on the other, a businessman called Mr Wahib, trying to make a living as a faith healer."
Police have taken the unusual step of naming the murder victim before a formal identification.
His two brothers will travel to the UK from Gambia next week to view the body.
Mr Jabbi's body was discovered at 6.07am by a man cycling home from a night shift. He was clothed in a black shirt, jeans with tracksuit trousers underneath, and had bare feet.
The Operation Monarch Incident Room can be contacted, in confidence, on (01582) 394272 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
e-mail: nishika.patel@bradford.newsquest.co.uk
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