(Web Desk) – A British woman of Pakistan origin and her daughter were convicted of killing two men in a planned car crash.
According to media, Mahek Bukhari, a famous TikToker, was convicted by a jury along with her mother Ansreen Bukhari, 47, after more than 28 hours of deliberations on Friday.
The crash unfolded last year near Leicester, killing Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21. The trial at Leicester Crown Court unfolded the events leading up to the car accident.
According to police, inquiries showed Saqib had been in relationship with Ansreen for three years. When she tried to end the affair, Saqib threatened her to expose the relationship to her husband and share her videos. Ansreen offered to pay him the money he had spent during the relationship and she arranged a meeting a meeting.
Finding the people responsible for the deaths of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin was an extremely complex investigation. Below outlines our police investigation and how we brought those responsible for the murder of two young men to justice.https://t.co/9HzHLhJSnU pic.twitter.com/0C4RqRHk8C
— Leicestershire Police (@leicspolice) August 4, 2023“…Ansreen and Mahek Bukhari at the arranged meet-up in the Tesco car park in Hamilton, Leicester, along with…six other defendants. The eight defendants were in two vehicles — an Audi TT and a Seat Leon. Saqib arrived at the car park in a Skoda Fabia, being driven by his friend Ijazuddin,” police said.
They said the impact of the collision caused the Skoda to split into two and its engine to detach from the body. “Both victims died immediately from multiple injuries, prior to the fire taking hold.”
Inspector Mark Parish said: “This was a callous and cold-blooded attack which ultimately cost two men their lives.
“After setting Saqib and Ijazuddin up, chasing them at high speed and then ultimately ramming their car off the road, none of the defendants made any attempt to help the victims or to call for help. Instead they drove on and then even drove back past the collision site. Still no-one attempted to offer any help.”
The jury also found Rekhan Karwan and Raees Jamal guilty of the murder. However, Natasha Akhtar, Ameer Jamal, and Sanaf Gulamustafa were declared not guilty of manslaughter. One co-accused, Mohammed Patel, was acquitted of charges.