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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Higgens

Driver jailed for at least 30 years after he mowed down ‘purely innocent boy’

  • Zulkernain Ahmed, 21, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 30 years for the murder of 16-year-old Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb in Sheffield .
  • Ahmed deliberately drove his Audi S3 onto a pavement on Staniforth Road, striking Abdullah, who was described as "purely innocent" and "in the wrong place at the wrong time."
  • The incident occurred on 4 June last year, with Ahmed targeting a group of e-bike and moped riders, including La’rome Divers, following a dispute over e-bikes.
  • Ahmed's brother, Armaan Ahmed, 27, a passenger in the vehicle, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm, receiving a 17-year prison sentence.
  • Abdullah's father stated his son had arrived in Sheffield from Yemen just two months before his death, seeking safety, and described the incident as having "destroyed the entire family."

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Driver jailed for life after mowing down ‘purely innocent boy’ walking on pavement

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