Atesh has had its hours reduced and new conditions applied following licensing failures last month.
In response to a Thames Valley Police Summary Review Application, MK Council has reinforced a suspension on the licence of a restaurant in Central Milton Keynes where a murder took place last year.
During a meeting earlier this week, the Licensing Sub-Committee curtailed the opening hours of the Atesh Grill and Restaurant located in Grafton Gate.
The Committee also imposed a number of new conditions and continued the suspension of licensable activities until the council is satisfied that the premise management can comply with the conditions on the license.
At around 1:30am, on 27th December, two men in their twenties were taken to Milton Keynes Hospital with serious injuries following an incident.
Both men received emergency care.
One man, 28-year-old Nagiib Maxamed from Milton Keynes, sadly died in hospital the following day. A post-mortem examination concluded the cause of death a stab wound to the chest.
Following the murder, Thames Valley Police gave evidence to the committee, highlighting poor management in relation to the incident, CCTV and inadequate outdoor lighting.
The Committee then suspended the restaurant’s license with immediate effect on 4 January 2022.
The Committee has now decided to uphold its decision to suspend the license until the owners can bring the premises up to the necessary standards.
If the owners of Atesh are able to address the issues raised they will be allowed to reopen under the Committees’ new conditions.
This includes that the premises cannot be hired out to third parties in the future and licensable activities must end no later than 00:00hrs during the week and 01:00hrs on weekends.
Five arrests have been made so far in connection with the police investigation, a 25-year-old man, a 29-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman and two 21-year-old men from Birmingham.
All have since been released on police bail until 1st February.
Yesterday, a month on from the initial assault, Nagiibs’ father has made a direct appeal to the public to please come forward if they have witness information.
You can listen to his appeal here.
Anyone with information can call Thames Valley Police on 101 or you can report online quoting reference 43210581126.
If you do not wish to talk to the police but still wish to provide information, you can do so 100% anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers. You can contact them by calling 0800 555 111 or you can report via the Crimestoppers website.
