‘He suddenly changed and became devoutly religious’

WHEN 18-year-old Hasib Mir Hussain went missing, his mother did what any concerned parent would do — she reported it to police.

This gave investigators the vital clue that led them to Leeds and the various properties which were raided on Thursday.

Hussain was reported missing by his mother at 10.20pm on Thursday after failing to return home from London. He had told his parents he was going to the capital with friends.

The teenager lived with his family in the Leeds suburb of Holbeck, where a three-storey red-bricked terrace house in Colenso Mount was searched. One neighbour said the family had lived in the house for more than 20 years.

Born on September 16, 1986, Hussain was enrolled at Ingram Road Nursery School near the family home, then went to Ingram Road Primary School.

His senior school was Matthew Murray High School in Leeds, which he left in July, 2003. Despite a good attendance record, he was withdrawn by teachers from all his GCSE exams.

A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: “He lived here all his life. They were very, very nice people.”

Hussain was said to have turned to religion two years ago.

“He went off the rails and his parents were very worried,” a cousin was quoted in the Times as saying. “I don’t know what happened but 18 months to two years ago he suddenly changed and became devoutly religious.”

Hussain’s driving licence and cash cards were found in the wreckage of the number 30 bus, which blew up in Tavistock Square.