Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAbdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb was killed after being mowed down by while walking on a pavement in Sheffield (South Yorkshire Police)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." In fullDriver jailed for life after mowing down ‘purely innocent boy’ walking on pavementThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Driver jailed for at least 30 years after he mowed down ‘purely innocent boy’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAbdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb was killed after being mowed down by while walking on a pavement in Sheffield (South Yorkshire Police)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." In fullDriver jailed for life after mowing down ‘purely innocent boy’ walking on pavementThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
