Tiktoker, mother found guilty of killing two people in high-speed car chase
A side-by-side image of Mahek Bukhari and Ansreen Bukhari.
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British Tiktoker
Mahek Bukhari and her mother, Ansreen Bukhari, have been found guilty of double
murder.
The pair were
incriminated for killing Ansreen's lover, 21-year-old Saqib Hussain, during a
high-speed car chase on February 11, 2022 after he reportedly threatened to
leak a sex tape exposing his affair with Mahek's 46-year-old mother.
Hussain's friend,
21-year-old Hashim Ijazuddin, was in the vehicle which burst into flames before
hitting a tree after leaving the A46 dual carriageway near Leicester. Ijazuddin
perished in the accident as well.
Sky News reports
that prior to his demise, Hussain called 999 operators informing them of his
and Ijazuddin's predicaments while noting that two vehicles were trailing his
car and attempting to ram it off the road.
The Bukahris and
fellow defendants Rekhan Karwan, Raees Jamal, Natasha Akhtar, Ameer Jamal, Sanaf
Gulamustafa and Mohammed Patel were in the two vehicles.
"They're
trying to ram us off the road. Please, I'm begging you, I'm going to die,"
the recording played before the Leicester Crown Court said, according to Sky
News.
The call was
abruptly disconnected by the sound of a collision.
Mahek and Ansreen
denied the charges but were convicted after more than 28 hours of
deliberations.
Karwan and Jamal
were also convicted of the two counts of murder while Akhtar, Ameer
and Gulamustafa were acquitted of the murder charges but convicted of
manslaughter. Patel was not convicted of murder or manslaughter.
Detective
Inspector Mark Parish, a senior police officer investigating the case, labeled
the attack as 'callous and cold-blooded'.
"After
setting Mr Hussain and Mr 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," he told the Court.
"As the
defendants found guilty were arrested, charged and stood trial before a court,
lies were continually told in order to try and cover their tracks. Their only
concern during the whole incident and investigation has been for
themselves."

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