'Tell us who killed my dad' - distraught daughter of murdered Bradford businessman Sajid Saddique makes emotional anniversary appeal

Father-of-three Sajid Saddique will have been missing for nine years this weekend, after failing to return from a business meeting on Valentine's Day, 2007.

His daughter, Neha, was aged only six when her dad disappeared.

Now 15, she has bravely added her voice to appeals for information that could still solve the mystery of what happened to her father.

Sajid Saddique with his son Keyann, left, and daughter Neha

Mr Saddique, of Heaton, Bradford, was aged 32 when he vanished on February 14, 2007. His disappearance was treated as a missing persons inquiry, but in 2014 detectives confirmed they were conducting a murder investigation after new information was uncovered.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder and a third on suspicion of assisting offenders.

Last year the Crown Prosecution Service revealed that none of those arrested would be prosecuted, due to lack of evidence.

From left, Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson, Sajid Saddique's wife Asma Razaq and daughter, Neha, at a West Yorkshire Police press conference about his disappearance

Today, Neha revealed the impact her father's disappearance has had on her.

She said: "It was devastating to learn that there was to be no prosecution for the death of my father, but we have never given up hope that we will find out the truth about what happened to him.

"My father was a kind man who loved his family dearly and there is no way that he would have just gone and left us.

"His loss hit us all very hard and we are desperate to find some answers as to why he suddenly disappeared.”

This morning, she also faced the media spotlight to ask for help to find the killers of her dad at a press conference.

She said: "The worst thing for me and my brother and sister is that we will never know our dad."

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Her mother, Sajid's wife, Asma Razaq, said tearfully: "There is somebody out there who knows what happened. I want them to come forward and give us the information we need. Please think about my children."

Senior investigating officer, Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson, said police would not rest until those responsible were found.

Neha Saddique at the age of six (left), with her mother, Asma, and brother Keyaan

Mr Saddique, who ran a car dealership, told his family he was attending a business meeting in Shipley, when he left home on the morning of February 14, 2007, but he failed to return.

His gold Volkswagen Bora car was found in the Asda car park at Shipley later the same day.

Farmhouses in Clayton and Low Moor were searched during an intensive police investigation.

Eight months into the inquiry, Mrs Razaq, revealed how his disappearance had been especially difficult for then six-year-old daughter, Neha, the eldest of their three children.

Sajid Saddique

She said: "It has been really difficult for Neha. She is so close to her father. Children adapt, but it has been very hard for her. She is seeing a counsellor because she just doesn't understand what is going on."

Mr Saddique's siblings also lent their weight to a new appeal for information today.

In a joint statement, his brothers and sisters said: "Saj loved his family dearly and cemented us together with his love. We are now a broken family with no answers.

"We have had to continue to live but our lives remain empty and we miss him every day.

"We have had no answers to so many questions and Saj has not been laid to rest.

"We can only plead with the public to come forward with information to put some closure as to what happened to our dearly loved brother.

"Someone out there holds the key bit of information and we would ask anyone who has any information, no matter how small they might think it is, to please come forward and pass it to the police."

Police made extensive inquires at Asda's supermarket in Shipley where Sajid Saddique's Volkswagen Bora car was found on the day he disappeared on February 14, 2007

Det Supi Atkinson, who is leading the police investigation, said: "Sajid disappeared from his family's life nine years ago and we strongly believe there is someone out there, probably in the local area, who can tell us more about how and why he suddenly vanished.

"Nine years is a long time, but justice has no time limit and it is possible that people may now be in a better position to assist us.

"No matter how small or insignificant this information may seem in isolation, it could be the missing piece of the jigsaw in helping us establish the truth about what happened to Sajid, so we can bring some closure to his family."

After the CPS decided not to bring charges last year, Mrs Razaq spoke of her frustration.

Mrs Razaq, who has moved to Scotland with the three children, said: "It doesn't make any sense and I feel I have been let down by the justice system. There are people out there who have committed murder."

At the time, the chief crown prosecutor for CPS Yorkshire and Humberside, Martin Goldman, said he recognised it had been a difficult time for Mrs Razaq since her husband's disappearance.

Mr Goldman added: "I met her to explain personally that, having carefully considered a file submitted to us by the police, we had concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute."

Anyone with information about Mr Saddique's murder is urged to contact the Major Investigation Review Team on 01924 334619 or to report anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.