TikTok murder trial: Victims' families speak of 'devastation'

The families of 2 young men murdered successful a high-speed car pursuit person told a tribunal their lives person been torn isolated by their deaths.

Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin, some 21, were killed successful a clang connected the A46 successful Leicestershire successful February 2022.

TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari, 24, and her parent Ansreen Bukhari, 46, were convicted of execution past month.

Families of the victims person been addressing Leicester Crown Court up of the pair's sentencing later.

Their proceedings antecedently heard Mr Hussain had threatened to uncover helium was having an matter with Mrs Bukhari, and she and her girl devised a program to soundlessness him.

The pair, some from Stoke-on-Trent, "lured" Mr Hussain, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, to a gathering successful a Tesco car parkland successful Leicester, saying helium would beryllium fixed backmost £3,000 helium said helium had spent connected taking his person retired during their relationship.

However Mr Hussain, and his person Mr Ijazuddin, who accompanied him, were past ambushed by a masked gang, recruited by the Bukharis, and chased by 2 cars, aboriginal crashing into a histrion successful a shot of flames.

Also owed to beryllium sentenced for execution are chap defendants Rekan Karwan, 29, from Leicester, and Raees Jamal, 23, from Loughborough, who were recruited by the Bukharis, and were driving the pursuing cars.

Natasha Akhtar, 23, from Birmingham; Ameer Jamal, 28, and Sanaf Gulamustafa, 23, some from Leicester, were cleared of execution but convicted of manslaughter.

In statements work to the court, the parents of Mr Hussain and Mr Ijazuddin said their lives had been changed everlastingly by their deaths.

Mr Ijazuddin's father, Sikandar Hayat, said: "My bosom has been ripped retired and nary of america volition beryllium the aforesaid again. None of america volition genuinely grin again.

"All we person near is memories of our beloved son."

He said his son, who accompanied his person Mr Hussain to the rendezvous that yet led to their deaths, had been "innocent".

He said helium could not recognize wherefore the defendants had not called the exigency services to get assistance aft the crash.

"They near him and his person to pain successful a furnace of hell," helium said.

Addressing the Bukharis successful the dock, helium asked them: "Was it worthy it?" and said they had ruined their ain lives arsenic good arsenic those of the victim's families.

In a connection work connected their behalf, Mr Hussain's household said his parents had been near arsenic "two lifeless corpses", incapable to devour oregon portion successful the run-up to their son's funeral.

Mr Ijazuddin's member Zaheer described the Bukharis arsenic "murdering monsters".

Both families said they were haunted by the fearfulness the victims indispensable person felt successful their last moments.

The proceedings heard a 999 telephone made by Mr Hussain, from the rider spot of his car arsenic it was chased on the A46 towards Six Hills successful Leicestershire.

He told the police: "There's guys pursuing me, they person balaclavas on… they're trying to ram maine disconnected the road."

A shriek was heard connected the enactment earlier the telephone abruptly ended.