THE family of a man who died after an argument today said she would not rest until somebody was made to pay for the tragedy.

Mr Abdul Raja Qayyum, 62, died on March 30 after an incident at his home in Halifax Road, Brierfield.

His wife Munawr Begum, 51, spoke out after her sister's husband, Mazamal Hussain, 49, and his two sons Shamshar Ali, 23, and Tamzar Ali, 21, had the murder charge against them dropped when new evidence came to light at Preston Crown Court.

Originally six members of the same family were charged with murder and held in custody for two months before being released on bail.

Munawr's sister, Samwar Begum, 44, and the couple's sons-in-law, Mazhar Aklaq, 27, and Raja Khadim, 26, had the charges against them dropped earlier this year because of a lack of evidence.

Today Munawr said she was "disgusted" that nobody had paid for her husband's death.

She said: "My family has been torn apart by this. We cannot rest until we know that somebody is made to pay for our loss.

"The person we loved most has been taken away from us and I believe somebody must be responsible.

"He didn't deserve to die, he was the kindest person anybody could ever wish to meet and this is how he is repaid."

Munawr and her five children take some satisfaction that they have a strong religious background and believe that God will punish the people responsible.

She said: "I don't want the police to sweep this case under the carpet, somebody will have to suffer for the loss of my husband and my children's father."

Raja's son, Tabreze Qayyum, 17, said his father was a strong believer in his faith and was reading the Koran just minutes before he came to his death.

He said: "My father was an extremely religious man and even minutes before he died he was praying from the Koran.

"We will never feel at harmony until somebody pays for what has happened but in the meantime we can take relief from knowing that God knows the truth."

He went on to say that his whole family have felt the effects of his father's death: "My brother will not speak and hardly ever goes out, my younger sister is strong but very hurt inside, my mother can't get on with her life, because my father was her life and my sister was forced to quit her education because my father was the bread winner of the family.

"We have felt his loss in so many ways that it hurts to even think what happened to him - we all miss him so much."

The family are now awaiting the outcome of an inquest which can now go-ahead to establish how Raja Qayyum died.

Detective Sergeant Pete Simm added: "We are not looking for anyone else in connection to this incident.

"The exact cause of death will be made public once the coroner has determined his verdict."