Man killed while helping stranger amid wedding violence, court hears | UK news

A man was killed while trying to help a stranger apparently injured during a row between two families over a wedding, a court heard.

Chris Marriott, 46, died after helping a woman who was lying motionless in the street, a jury at Sheffield Crown Court heard on Tuesday.

Prosecutor Tom Storey KC said Marriott was killed by a car driven and “used as a weapon” by defendant Hassan Jhangur, 24.

Marriott died on the spot, and the woman he was helping, the defendant’s sister Nafeesa Jhangur, was seriously injured.

Jhangur denied manslaughter and manslaughter of Marriott but admitted causing her death by dangerous driving, the jury heard.

Storey said the background to the events that took place on December 27 last year was a dispute between two families over a wedding that took place that morning between Hasan Khan and Amani Jhangur, a sister of the accused.

Marriott had gone for a walk after Christmas with his wife and family. One of his kids wanted to try a new skateboard.

After seeing a woman apparently lying motionless in the street, Marriott went to help with Alison Norris, an off-duty midwife.

Storey said Jhangur drove his Seat Ibiza towards people on the street before getting out of the car and attacking Hasan Khan with a knife, causing him serious injuries.

The jury heard that the car first hit Riasat Khan, Hasan’s father, who was sent “wheeling” over the hood.

The prosecutor said: “The Seat Ibiza drove right over Chris Marriott, almost certainly killing him on the spot.

“He also drove over Nafeesa Jhangur, who was very seriously injured, and drove over or collided with both Ambreen Jhangur (the defendant’s mother) and Alison Norris, both of whom were seriously injured.

“Once his vehicle stopped, Hassan Jhangur got out of it, armed with a knife which he then used to stab Riasat Khan’s son, Hasan Khan, stabbing him several times in the side of the head and on the left side. part of his chest, puncturing his lung in the process.”

Storey said: “Hassan Jhangur’s actions demonstrate that he intended to kill that day. His primary target appears to have been Hasan Khan, but he was clearly prepared to use his car as a weapon, intending to do at least truly serious harm to others.”

The jury heard that Amaani Jhangur argued with her family about the wedding and they did not attend.

As the Khans celebrated the wedding at their home in Sheffield, Ambreen Jhangur, the bride’s mother, arrived and threw a bag of clothes on the road into bins before leaving.

She later returned with her daughter Nafeesa, again throwing objects at the facility.

The prosecutor said an argument developed which resulted in the fight and Nafeesa falling to the ground.

Jhangur also denies that he tried to kill Hasan Khan and intentionally injured him. He pleaded not guilty to four counts of grievous bodily harm with intent.

He admitted causing serious injury to Alison Norris, Ambreen Jhangur, Nafeesa Jhangur and Riasat Khan by dangerous driving.

Jhangur appeared in the bench alongside his father Mohammed Jhangur, 56, who denies perverting the course of justice. The charge refers to the fact that he allegedly concealed a knife.

The process continues.