Overview
- Mohammed Azim, 41, has denied murder as he stands trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court over the death of 19-year-old Lily Whitehouse.
- Prosecutors told jurors that CCTV shows Azim’s Mercedes Sprinter idling, then nudging or pursuing Whitehouse along a road before a ‘large bang’ is heard as she goes out of view.
- A Home Office pathologist gave evidence that Whitehouse suffered injuries consistent with being upright at the time, including a broken upper arm, fractured ribs, a lacerated liver and fatal chest trauma.
- A 999 call played to the jury captured Azim saying 'she's dead bro', refusing to carry out CPR when instructed, and he initially told police he had seen a hit-and-run.
- The prosecution says the incident on November 5, 2025, amounts to deliberate use of a heavy vehicle as a weapon and the trial will turn on whether the jury finds that shows intent to kill or cause very serious harm; the case is ongoing.