A 17-YEAR-OLD boy racer was despatched to jail to await sentence for killing three younger associates by sending an Audi sports activities automotive flying into the air.
Arayeb Saqib, of Glasgow , will study his destiny on his 18th birthday.
He had no licence or insurance coverage however nonetheless drove the highly effective Audi S5 by way of Manchester like a lunatic within the early hours of April 27 this yr. Three of his 4 passengers died when he crashed it.
Police tried to chase Saqib however had to surrender as a result of he was going so quick. An officer determined it wasn’t protected to go above 80mph and deserted the pursuit.
Saqib then screamed throughout a junction and the camber of the street lifted the automotive into the air.
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It landed nonetheless dealing with forward however certainly one of its tyres was ripped off within the influence and Saqib misplaced management. The Audi skidded sideways for greater than one hundred yards then smashed into an indication and parked automobiles.
Hamzaa Iqbal, 24, Hamza Gujjar, 21, and Munib Karim, 20, have been killed. All have been from the Manchester space.
A fourth passenger was significantly injured.
It’s understood the victims had been on the wedding ceremony of Munib Karim’s sister and had met up with Saqib afterwards. The Audi had been employed for the celebrations.
A supply stated Saqib, of Wisner Courtroom, Thornliebank, denied being the driving force when he received to hospital and informed nurses the automotive had been going at 110mph.
He pled responsible at Manchester Crown Courtroom to 3 costs of inflicting dying by harmful driving and certainly one of inflicting critical damage by harmful driving. He shall be sentenced on July 15.
Defence lawyer Brendan O’Leary admitted his shopper confronted “an inevitable custodial sentence” however requested for him to be freed on bail.
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He stated: “It’s a delicate case and a tragic case however there have been no issues while he’s been on bail.
“He’s 17 years of age and it’s Ramadan.”
Decide Martin Steiger refused the appliance. He stated: “In a case involving a triple murder it will not be applicable to grant bail, and so the defendant is remanded in custody.”
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