‘Two different lives’: how TikTok fame swept up mother who killed lover

Ansreen Bukhari and her daughter, Mahek, have been convicted of murder alongside various accomplices. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

When she gave evidence at Leicester crown court, 46-year-old Ansreen Bukhari described how her daughter’s fame on TikTok had completely transformed her life.

“When I got married I was like a housewife, but with this TikTok thing I was going out more. It was like two different lives,” she said. “It was more excitement. We were out and meeting people and stuff.”