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Butetown: Tribute to devoted father after murder suspect arrested

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Ibrahim Yassin was described as a devoted father

Tributes have been paid to a "devoted" father-of-11, after a man was arrested on suspicion of his murder.

Ibrahim Yassin, 64, was described as a "pillar" of the South Wales Islamic Centre in the Butetown area of Cardiff.

Mr Yassin died on Sunday morning, following reports of a serious assault in Belmont Walk shortly after 09:00 GMT.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested, said South Wales Police.

Mr Yassin's family described him as a "devoted father who courageously navigated losing his wife in 2008, leaving behind their 11 children including newborn twins".

"Despite facing unimaginable adversity, he was a cherished father, deeply adored by his children," they said in a tribute released by police.

"He was not only a guiding light in their lives, offering unwavering love, guidance, and support through every triumph and trial they faced together.

"Mr Yassin was known as a generous and compassionate pillar of the community, always ready to lend a hand and spread love wherever he went.

"Even as we mourn his untimely departure, Ibrahim's legacy of love and selflessness will continue to illuminate the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing him.

"Though the lives of his children and grandchildren's will be permanently changed, their paths forever altered by the profound impact of this loss."

Ibrahim Yassin
Mr Yassin was described as nice, polite, helpful and devoted

Councillor Ali Ahmed, who knew Mr Yassin as Fu'ad Hassan, said the tight-knit community was in mourning.

"I knew him - it's sad this has happened in this community, where everyone knows each other," he said.

"In Butetown, whether you're black, white, brown, whatever you are, every single person knows each other.

"They're all shocked. They can't believe what's happened."

He said Mr Yassin was "very nice, polite, helpful, a devoted Muslim".

"Fu'ad used to help Hassan our caretaker, purely as a volunteer," he added.

Alongside tributes to Mr Yassin, his photograph has been displayed by the mosque in his memory, with a caption reading: "Surely we belong to Allah and to him we shall return."