Ex-TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari and her mother Ansreen Bukhari found guilty of murdering 2 men; Here’s what happened

A former TikTok influencer, Mahek Bukhari, and her mother, Ansreen Bukhari, were found guilty of murdering two men, Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, who tragically died in a fireball when their car was deliberately rammed off the road during a late-night chase near Leicester. The verdict was delivered by jurors after over 28 hours of deliberations at the end of a three-month trial at Leicester crown court. Two other defendants, Rekan Karwan and Raees Jamal, were also found guilty of two counts of murder. Natasha Akhtar, Ameer Jamal, and Sanaf Gulammustafa were found guilty of two counts of manslaughter but not guilty of murder. Meanwhile, Mohammed Patel was acquitted of both murder and manslaughter charges.

Here’s what happened in February 2022

The crime unfolded when Ansreen Bukhari, who had been having an affair with Saqib Hussain for about three years, and the other defendants lured him to a car park in the early hours of February 11 last year. They confronted him over sexual photos and videos he was allegedly using to blackmail Ansreen. Following the confrontation, Hussain and his friend drove away, but they were pursued at high speeds reaching 100mph by two cars carrying the defendants. The chase ended tragically when their car was rammed off the road, hitting a tree on the A46 dual carriageway near Leicester and exploding into flames.


In the moments leading up to the crash, Hussain called 999 for help, reporting that he was being followed and threatened. The 999 call led to a murder investigation, as the collision had initially appeared to be just a tragic accident.

During the trial, it was revealed that the car carrying Hussain and Ijazuddin split in two and caught fire upon impact, resulting in their immediate deaths from multiple injuries. The collision was not captured on CCTV, but damage on the front of one of the defendants' cars was consistent with colliding with the rear of the victims' car.

The defendants will be sentenced on September 1st for their role in the callous and cold-blooded attack that claimed the lives of two innocent men.

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