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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Sad reason woman stole bus and went on 7-mile journey before spitting on cops
Shazma Ansar spat at three officers after stealing the bus and driving for seven miles, smashing into parked cars - a court heard she was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia A knife-wielding woman stole a bus from an airport and took it on a seven-mile journey which ended in a smash with parked cars for a tragic reason. Shazma Ansar, 29, used the blade to threaten driver Mark Lewis and demanded he take her to London from Birmingham shortly after midnight. He went to get police for support but found the bus had gone when he returned. But she was eventually arrested on St. Benedicts Road, Small Heath, after smashing into stationary cars and wedging the bus between vehicles when she was trying to turn around. In custody she also spat at three different officers. Birmingham Crown Court heard Ansar, previously from Shard End, suffered paranoid schizophrenia and had not been taking her medication at the time. On Wednesday she was sentenced to a hospital order with restrictions under the Mental Health Act, reports BirminghamLive. She admitted threatening someone with a knife, aggravated vehicle taking, three charges of assaulting an emergency worker as well as driving without a licence and insurance. Ansar had boarded the bus on Timberley Lane, Shard End, shortly after midnight on September 24 last year. She asked to go to Small Heath but when Mr Lewis said he was going to Birmingham Airport she agreed to go there instead. Prosecutor Sally Cairns said: "When they arrived the defendant was the only passenger. She lay down across the back seats. Mr Lewis drove the bus to a stand at Birmingham Airport and displayed the 'out of service' sign. He asked the defendant if she was going to leave. She demanded to be taken to London. "Mr Lewis told her he couldn't do that, but he could take her back to where she got on. The defendant walked down the bus, close to the driver's side, with a kitchen knife in her hand. She said 'if you don't take me to London I will kill you', swearing at Mr Lewis." Mr Lewis agreed and convinced Ansar to let him go to the toilet. Instead, he alerted police at the airport but when they returned the bus had gone. It was next spotted on Coventry Road where Ansar turned off into St. Benedicts Road which had cars parked on either side. Ms Cairns said: "As it drove down the bus clipped wing mirrors. The defendant turned left and tried to turn the rear of the bus. It collided with a parked car and pushed that car into another car. The defendant carried on driving dragging parked cars caught on the bus. She tried to manoeuvre the bus by doubled parked cars but the bus became lodged." Police arrived to find Ansar beeping the horn, 'acting bizarrely' and 'asking for a Lamborghini'. She was arrested but later on that morning she spat in the face of a detention officer after asking to be let go. She also spat at two police constables after being taken to Sandwell Hospital having complained of chest pains. Psychiatrists have confirmed she suffers from paranoid schizophrenia with symptoms including hearing voices and acting upon them, the court was told. Ansar is currently being treated at Chadwick Lodge secure mental health hospital in Milton Keynes. Recorder Rebecca Wade agreed to the recommendation for a hospital order with restrictions, concluding Ansar had a 'lack of insight' into her mental illness and offending as well as taking into account her 'persistent history of none-compliance with treatment'. She added she posed a risk of causing serious harm to the public if not detained.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Man jailed after disorder in Birmingham's Bordesley Green
A man has been jailed for "leading and encouraging" violent disorder in the West Midlands in the wake of the Southport stabbings last Said was part of a large group which gathered in Bordesley Green on 5 August, with pockets of disturbances spreading to other parts of the city in the evening, police said. The 19-year-old, of Washwood Heath Road, was found to be encouraging violence, as he drove around the city in a black Range Rover, said West Midlands Police. At Birmingham Crown Court earlier he was sentenced to two years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to violent disorder. During the incidents a Skoda car was smashed before a man was assaulted outside a pub in Stoney Supt Richard North of the force said it had been a complex investigation with an excellent outcome.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- BBC News
Teens found guilty of murder in Solihull vape shop stabbing
Three teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in a vape Higgins was attacked on Station Road, Marston Green, Solihull, on 29 October and died at the Summers, 18, and two 15-year-old boys, who cannot be named due to their age, were convicted of murder by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court on three teenagers had denied the charges against them. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
Rhyl Journal
12-05-2025
- Rhyl Journal
Driver who chased and killed e-bike rider in deliberate ramming jailed for life
Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, 'weaponised' his Seat Leon after seeing friends Liam Jones and Tayzhon Johnson 'showboating' on electric off-road bikes in the Yardley area on August 1 2023, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Ibrahim remained emotionless in the dock as he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years on Monday. Judge Andrew Smith KC said Mr Jones, who was described in court as the fun and bubbly 'spark' of his family, had done nothing to prompt Ibrahim to chase him. The 22-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after being knocked off his e-bike into a concrete post in Moat Lane, having been rammed twice by the Seat. The judge told Ibrahim, of Bonham Grove, Yardley: 'After careful reflection I have concluded that you did drive the car into and on Moat Lane such that you had the car available as a weapon. You pursued (Mr Jones and his friend) in a determined and deliberate way. 'You became aware of Liam Jones and Tayzhon Johnson as you entered the Coventry Road and you changed your direction to follow them. 'Once behind the electric bikes being driven by Mr Jones and Mr Johnson it must have been clear to you that neither of them was wearing a helmet. 'There is no evidence that Mr Jones or Mr Johnson ever participated in racing with your car or did anything to encourage you to interact with them.' The judge said the two men had realised they were being followed and went down a one-way street in a bid to get away from the car, but Ibrahim drove at speed along another nearby road to catch them. The judge added: 'Your actions in the immediate aftermath of this deliberate collision were governed by a selfish desire to escape from the scene and involved no care for Mr Jones.' Ibrahim's brother, Abdullahi Ibrahim, also of Bonham Grove, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender and was jailed for two years and 10 months. The court heard the 22-year-old, who was a rear seat passenger in the Seat, was involved in efforts to hide the vehicle in the hours after the murder. Abdirahman Ibrahim was found guilty of Mr Jones' murder in February after a re-trial, having admitted the lesser charge of manslaughter, claiming the fatal collision was an accident following a race. CCTV footage showed to the trial established that less than 10 minutes before the collision Mr Jones had performed a 'stand-up wheelie' near the Seat car. In a victim personal statement read to the court by prosecution KC Phil Bradley, Mr Jones' sister Kelly Jones said he had five siblings and was a 'loved son, brother, uncle and friend to many'. She added: 'Liam was taken from us at just 22 years of age – a time where he should have been living his life to the max, enjoying every day, being care-free, having a laugh and making memories. 'But that was all taken away from him in the worst possible way. I don't think that any of us will ever get over the fact that we never got to say goodbye to Liam. 'We were called to the roadside where his lifeless body lay. We had to stand by and watch the emergency services try and do all they could to save his life.' The grieving sister added: 'Every day is a struggle without Liam. Our lives have been shattered into pieces. 'Liam was the spark of our family. He had brilliant banter and would always just make us laugh. He was the fun and bubbly one.' Lee Karu KC, offering mitigation for Abdirahman Ibrahim, said his client's immaturity 'stares one in the face' and that any sensible person of the same age would not have followed the e-bikes. Curtis Myrie, defending Abdullahi Ibrahim, said both defendants were from a large traditional Somali family who were otherwise law-abiding and respectful, and his client had acted out of 'misplaced loyalty' in assisting his brother.
Western Telegraph
12-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
Driver who chased and killed e-bike rider in deliberate ramming jailed for life
Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, 'weaponised' his Seat Leon after seeing friends Liam Jones and Tayzhon Johnson 'showboating' on electric off-road bikes in the Yardley area on August 1 2023, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Ibrahim remained emotionless in the dock as he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years on Monday. Liam Jones was murdered by Abdirahman Ibrahim in August 2023 (West Midlands Police/PA) Judge Andrew Smith KC said Mr Jones, who was described in court as the fun and bubbly 'spark' of his family, had done nothing to prompt Ibrahim to chase him. The 22-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after being knocked off his e-bike into a concrete post in Moat Lane, having been rammed twice by the Seat. The judge told Ibrahim, of Bonham Grove, Yardley: 'After careful reflection I have concluded that you did drive the car into and on Moat Lane such that you had the car available as a weapon. You pursued (Mr Jones and his friend) in a determined and deliberate way. 'You became aware of Liam Jones and Tayzhon Johnson as you entered the Coventry Road and you changed your direction to follow them. 'Once behind the electric bikes being driven by Mr Jones and Mr Johnson it must have been clear to you that neither of them was wearing a helmet. 'There is no evidence that Mr Jones or Mr Johnson ever participated in racing with your car or did anything to encourage you to interact with them.' CCTV showing Liam Jones pulling a wheelie shortly before he was murdered when he was rammed by Abdirahman Ibrahim's Seat Leon (West Midlands Police/PA) The judge said the two men had realised they were being followed and went down a one-way street in a bid to get away from the car, but Ibrahim drove at speed along another nearby road to catch them. The judge added: 'Your actions in the immediate aftermath of this deliberate collision were governed by a selfish desire to escape from the scene and involved no care for Mr Jones.' Ibrahim's brother, Abdullahi Ibrahim, also of Bonham Grove, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender and was jailed for two years and 10 months. The court heard the 22-year-old, who was a rear seat passenger in the Seat, was involved in efforts to hide the vehicle in the hours after the murder. Abdirahman Ibrahim was found guilty of Mr Jones' murder in February after a re-trial, having admitted the lesser charge of manslaughter, claiming the fatal collision was an accident following a race. CCTV footage showed to the trial established that less than 10 minutes before the collision Mr Jones had performed a 'stand-up wheelie' near the Seat car. In a victim personal statement read to the court by prosecution KC Phil Bradley, Mr Jones' sister Kelly Jones said he had five siblings and was a 'loved son, brother, uncle and friend to many'. She added: 'Liam was taken from us at just 22 years of age – a time where he should have been living his life to the max, enjoying every day, being care-free, having a laugh and making memories. 'But that was all taken away from him in the worst possible way. I don't think that any of us will ever get over the fact that we never got to say goodbye to Liam. 'We were called to the roadside where his lifeless body lay. We had to stand by and watch the emergency services try and do all they could to save his life.' The grieving sister added: 'Every day is a struggle without Liam. Our lives have been shattered into pieces. Abdullahi ibrahim, aged 22, who was jailed for assisting an offender (West Midlands Police/PA) 'Liam was the spark of our family. He had brilliant banter and would always just make us laugh. He was the fun and bubbly one.' Lee Karu KC, offering mitigation for Abdirahman Ibrahim, said his client's immaturity 'stares one in the face' and that any sensible person of the same age would not have followed the e-bikes. Curtis Myrie, defending Abdullahi Ibrahim, said both defendants were from a large traditional Somali family who were otherwise law-abiding and respectful, and his client had acted out of 'misplaced loyalty' in assisting his brother.
