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Two friends “died instantly” when the Skoda Fabia they were riding in collided head-on with a tree and split the vehicle in two, a court said. TikTok star Mahek Bukhari and his mother Ansreen were arrested at their Midlands home just 8 hours after Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin and Saqib Hussain were reportedly evicted from the road.
The 23-year-old influencer, who had around 126,000 followers on the social network, is on trial for her murders at Leicester Crown Court along with her mother and six others. All deny the accusation.
The jury has already heard how Saqib, 21, had a three-year extramarital affair with Ansreen, 45. He had threatened to share particular photos of Ansreen if she paid him £2,000 after their split, LeicestershireLive reports.
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Ansreen and his prominent daughter, either George Eardley Close’s daughter, Stoke-on-Trent, are alleged to have recruited six others and met at Tesco in Hamilton, Leicester, in the early hours of February 11. The court heard that they intended to take Saqib’s cell phone. To prevent you from sharing photos.
However, the court said Saquib and Mohammed “perceived a conspiracy” when they stopped in the car park and drove off, prompting a chase on the A46 at speeds of up to 100 mph. It is alleged that an Audi TT and a Seat Leon chased them. The two men eventually pushed the car off the road, where it hit a tree, broke in two and fired.
“Fortunately, either was dead before the fireplace was lit,” Collingwood Thompson KC said. He said the two cars used in the alleged chase had been examined and added: “In the Audi TT, nothing significant was discovered, but the Seat Leon was injured. “at the front, consistent with a collision with the rear of the Skoda Fabia. “
Thompson said the Audi TT and Seat Leon were filmed via CCTV at some A46 exits and footage showed defendants checking the front of the Seat before leaving. They then headed south, he said, and passed by the scene of the wreckage of the Skoda. , which they allegedly saw burning in the central reserve, adding: “They may have no doubt that they killed two people. No one will. “
At the time of the crash, according to the prosecution, the Audi TT was passing by Rekan Karwan, 28, of Tomlin Road, Leicester, with Mehek, Ansreen and Mohammed Patel, 20, of Braybrooke Road, Leicester, as passengers. The motive strength of the Seat Leon Raees Jamal, 22, of Lingdale Close, Loughborough, with passengers Natasha Akhtar, 22, of Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, Sanaf Gulammustafa, 22, of Littlemore Close, Leicester and Ammeer Jamal, 27, of Catherine Rue, Leicester.
After the crash, security cameras showed the two cars returning to Gypsy Lane, Leicester, the jury heard. along Gypsy Lane, leaving their cars on Sutton Avenue.
Ammeer Jamal broke away from the organization and returned to his home on Catherine Street around 2:15 a. m. Rekan Karwan also split from the band and was seen on CCTV on Sutton Avenue 3 minutes later. They may only see him dressed in a balaclava, Mr. Simpson said. . Thompson.
The court heard that by 3 a. m. , Rekan Karwan had joined the organization and the six piled up on Sutton Avenue, where the cars were parked. They stayed close to the cars for about 20 minutes before leaving and the prosecutor said it was imaginable at the time. “That they were looking to make up a story that could hold up if the police ever noticed them. “
The court heard that the Seat Leon had returned to Loughborough, where Raees Jamal lived, before Natasha Aktar returned home to Birmingham. However, an ANPR camera detected the car, which police were already looking for when it left the M6 near Birmingham, preventing at least one petrol station near exit 5.
Thompson said she called Raees Jamal just before she was stopped and her phone confiscated. Jamal then called Gulammustafa shortly afterwards and Jamal then called Karwan, who had been dropped off in the Audi near Tomlin Road. The court heard Mehek and his mother, Ansreen, then return to their home in Stoke, where they were arrested about six hours later.
Mehek passed his phone to police and when asked for the unlock code, he provided the number, M said. Leicester due to road works.
Thompson said he told officials that Saqib knew her and had been the subject of a “campaign of harassment” through Saqib, but did not mention his affair with his mother.
The court heard that she told police she had posted a message on social media in Leicester and that Saqib later discovered her in the city and “became very threatening”. He said Saqib told him, “Your father is at home, your brother is at home, I am going to kill you. “
The trial continues.
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