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Sky News
26-05-2025
- Sky News
Liverpool parade collision: Footage shows people carrier drive into crowds at speed
Footage shows a car driving into crowds at Liverpool FC's trophy parade. Warning: Contains details some readers may find distressing In the video, filmed from a window overlooking the business district, a people carrier can be seen travelling at speed. Fans in the street quickly move out of the vehicle's path - with some attempting to drag their loved ones out of danger. 0:41 A man trying to get to safety is hit with force, colliding with the windscreen before falling to the ground. The car then suddenly veers to the right, where dozens are lining up against buildings and trying to protect themselves. Over five seconds, the driver gathered speed again - crashing into several people. The vehicle then turns towards the centre of the road and gradually comes to a stop. Moments later, the car is surrounded by eyewitnesses trying to help the injured. Others are attempting to open the driver door and smash through the passenger windows. Police officers in hi-vis jackets sprint down the road to help. The footage corroborates accounts from people attending the parade. 1:48 Natasha Rinaldi, who was watching the parade from her friend's living room window, said: "People started rushing to go after the driver and they tried to break the car. The police did everything to block and to push people away. "We could just hear screams. We were very confused. Some of my friends were down there and the car was so near them. It was a horrible scene, nobody was expecting it." Harry Rashid, a 48-year-old from Solihull attending the parade with his family, said the people carrier was travelling "extremely fast". Chelsea Yuen told Sky News said the car had driven straight towards her - with her friend Francesca jumping out of the way, dragging her little daughter to safety. A different video, filmed from the ground, shows several men striking the people carrier, moments before it drives into the crowd at speed. Merseyside Police have arrested a 53-year-old white British man following the incident on Water Street, just after 6pm on Bank Holiday Monday. It is not yet known how many people are injured, or if anyone has been killed.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- BBC News
Drug gang trio jailed for killing woman in Falkirk car attack
A drug dealer and two accomplices who killed a woman and endangered the life of her boyfriend in a car attack in Falkirk have each been jailed for 11 Sajid, 24, drove a Mercedes which hit the back of a car driven by Amy Rose Wilson, 27, in New Carron Road in July and associates Andrew Gregoire, 29, and Anthony Davidson, 32, were originally charged with murder, but found guilty of the lesser charge of culpable the men, Judge Lady Drummond said Ms Wilson had been "much loved" and her death was overwhelming to her family. The trial at the High Court in Edinburgh heard that Sajid pursued the car with Ms Wilson and her partner Ryan Paterson following a row over a drug and his accomplices, all from London, had travelled from Essex with 10kg (22lb) of cannabis to sell to a Glasgow Sajid claimed that Ms Wilson and Mr Paterson had stolen five kilos of cannabis which belonged to him. Jurors were told that there was a confrontation in a car park in Cumbernauld, where Sajid, Gregoire and Davidson smashed the windows of Ms Wilson's car and threatened to kill pursued Ms Wilson's car and hit it, causing it to spin onto the other side of the road where it collided with another Wilson was killed in the smash, but Mr Paterson men were accused of his attempted murder, but were instead found guilty of severely assaulting him to the danger of his heard that Sajid "didn't appreciate how serious the incident was".He told prosecutor Alan Cameron KC: "It was not my intention for her to die. It was not meant to be like that." Devastating loss Judge Lady Drummond said Ms Wilson's mother and step-dad described her as much loved and described her loss as added: "Amy Rose Wilson's father has said he has supreme difficulty putting into words the immense and devastating loss of his only child has had on his life."It is said not having her any longer has left a vast and hollow emptiness."Sajid, Gregoire and Davidson will also be monitored for a further three years on their jury also convicted the trio and a fourth man, Steven Hornsby, 55, of conspiring to steal drugs and money at locations across the UK in the days before Ms Wilson's was jailed for four years by Lady Drummond.
Sky News
15-05-2025
- Sky News
Driver who used car as weapon to murder e-bike rider in Birmingham is jailed
A man who used his car as a weapon to chase and kill an e-bike rider has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Abdirahman Ibrahim was found guilty of the murder of Liam Jones in Birmingham by a jury in February. The 22-year-old victim and a friend were seen "showboating" and doing wheelies shortly before Mr Jones was rammed off his bike into a concrete post, a court heard. Mr Jones suffered serious chest and abdominal injuries and died at the scene after Ibrahim drove into the back of his electric bike twice in Sheldon. Passing sentence at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Andrew Smith KC said it must have been clear to Ibrahim that Mr Jones was not wearing a helmet prior to his death in Yardley, shortly before midnight on 1 August 2023. The judge told 21-year-old Ibrahim: "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." Police previously said they believed Ibrahim was "angered by Liam's showboating and wanted to teach him a lesson". Ibrahim's brother Abdullahi, 21, was a passenger in the Seat Leon and previously pleaded guilty to assisting an offender. The court heard how they first came across Mr Jones and a friend who were riding their bikes shortly before midnight on Coventry Road on 1 August 2023. Ibrahim was initially travelling in the opposite direction, but then turned at a roundabout and started to follow the bike riders. CCTV footage showed the car close to Mr Jones, who performed a "stand-up wheelie" in front of the vehicle. A pursuit then began, which ended with Ibrahim mowing Mr Jones down in Moat Lane. Ibrahim then fled the scene and parked his car in Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook, while his brother called for a taxi to take them home. West Midlands Police said during their journey, the pair "casually stopped off at a shop in Coventry Road". The force said the brothers then split up, with Abdullahi Ibrahim returning to the car, which was later found parked near the Jewellery Quarter. He returned home in a taxi at just before 3am. By this point, West Midlands Police said officers had already identified the vehicle involved and went to the brothers' then home address in Yardley. When officers arrived, Abdirahman Ibrahim was said to have told a number of lies about where his car was.
Telegraph
12-05-2025
- Telegraph
Watch: Driver used car as a weapon to murder e-bike rider
A car driver who deliberately rammed an e-bike rider has been jailed for life for murder. 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 Aug 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. Footage showed the Seat Leon following the e-bike riders just moments before the deadly attack. 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 in 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. 'Selfish desire to escape from scene' '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 an effort to get away from the car, but Ibrahim drove at speed along another nearby road to catch them. The jury had previously heard that Mr Johnson drove ahead and managed to veer off-road, but Mr Jones was 'not so fortunate'. The judge told Ibrahim: '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.
Sky News
12-05-2025
- Sky News
Driver who used car as weapon to murder e-bike rider is jailed
A man who used his car as a weapon to chase and kill an e-bike rider has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Abdirahman Ibrahim was found guilty of the murder of Liam Jones in Birmingham by a jury in February. The court heard the victim and a friend were seen "showboating" and doing wheelies shortly before the 22-year-old was rammed off his bike into a concrete post. Passing sentence at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Andrew Smith KC said it must have been clear to Ibrahim that Mr Jones was not wearing a helmet prior to his death in Yardley shortly before midnight on 1 August 2023. The judge told 21-year-old Ibrahim: "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." Police previously said they believed Ibrahim was "angered by Liam's showboating and wanted to teach him a lesson". Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
