Overview
- Lawyers for Mahek Bukhari argued her life sentence with a 31 years and eight months minimum term is "wholly disproportionate," seeking a reduction.
- The Crown Prosecution Service countered that the punishment was tough but not manifestly excessive.
- A panel of Lord Justice Warby, Mr Justice Lavender and Judge Sylvia De Bertodano has taken the case under advisement and will deliver a written judgment.
- Bukhari and her mother, Ansreen, were convicted of murdering Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin after a 100mph chase on the A46, with the court citing blackmail over an affair and her influencer status as central to motive.
- Co-defendants Raees Jamal and Karwan were also convicted of murder and jailed for 36 and 27 years, while Natasha Akhtar, Ameer Jamal and Sanaf Gulamustafa received 12 to 15 years for manslaughter.