Overview
- Sheffield Crown Court sentenced 21‑year‑old Zulkernain Ahmed to life with a minimum term of 30 years and jailed his brother Armaan Ahmed for 17 years following convictions earlier this year.
- Prosecutors told jurors the Audi S3 was driven on the wrong side of Staniforth Road and mounted the pavement to target a group of e‑bike and moped riders, striking and killing Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb as he walked.
- Court and police evidence relied heavily on CCTV and video shown at trial that captured the car knocking a rider over a hedge, hitting the teenager, and later leaving the scene, footage which South Yorkshire Police released.
- Officers used CCTV to trace the brothers to their home and filmed them attempting to gather passports and cash before two were arrested at the Port of Dover while a front‑seat passenger, Zain Ahmed, remains untraced and sought by police.
- Abdullah’s family impact statements described the teenager as a recent arrival from Yemen whose death has devastated his parents and sisters, and authorities warned the case shows how disputes over e‑bikes can escalate into deadly vehicle attacks.