Hussein Mohamed lived in the same block of bedsits on St George’s Road as William Wright.  He lived there with his wife and his daughter, Hafsa. They are Syrian refugees (Chapter 18).

Mandy, who lives in the flat on the ground floor, tells Robin and Strike that Hussein lived in the top flat but has since moved.  Hussein was the person who identified William Wright from the pictures in the press. Mandy says that the Hussein’s little girl was in a wheelchair which was why they were moved quickly to council housing (Chapter 18).

Strike asks Pat to search online records to try and track down the Syrian family (Chapter 20). Later, Pat tells Strike that she has found one hundred and five Hussein Mohameds (Chapter 44).  Eventually, Pat tells Strike she may have found the correct Hussein Mohamed in a local news story about a nine-year old Syrian refugee called Hafsa Mohamed who uses a wheelchair.  She is attending a primary school in Forest Gate (Chapter 59).

Dev Shah eventually finds the family by knocking on doors in Forest Gate.  He glimpses a wheelchair in the hall when Hussein’s wife opens the door. She tells Shah Hussein is working as an Uber driver (Chapter 95).

Eventually, Midge manages to catch Hussein between his Uber shifts and interviews him. She sends the audio file of the interview to Robin, who is particularly interested in the weights in William Wright’s apartment. The interview gives Robin an important clue about the real identity of Williams Wright (Chapter 116).