Man guilty of murdering 'good Samaritan' Chris Marriott in Sheffield
Hassan Jhangur, 25, ploughed into a crowd of five people, including Chris Marriott, in Burngreave, Sheffield, after a family feud erupted into violence.
Father-of-two Mr Marriott, 46, who had stopped to help Jhangur's own sister as she lay injured in College Court, died from his injuries.
Jurors heard three others were hurt, including off-duty midwife Alison Norris, who had also gone to help, and Jhangur's own mother and sister.
Jhangur, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, then got out of the car and stabbed his new brother-in-law, Hasan Khan, several times.
He admitted causing Mr Marriott's death by dangerous driving but denied murder and manslaughter.
The jury at a retrial found him guilty by a majority verdict following 18 hours of deliberations.
A jury at a previous trial had failed to reach a verdict.
Sheffield Crown Court heard the incident happened after the wedding of Jhangur's sister Amaani and Hasan Khan on 27 December 2023.
A feud between the couple's families erupted into a brawl when the bride's mother, Ambreen, and sister, Nafeesa, arrived outside the Khan family home.
Mr Marriott, a charity worker, was on a walk with his wife, Bryony, and two young sons when he came across Nafeesa Khan lying in the road and went to help her shortly before Jhangur collided with him in his Seat Ibiza car.
Prosecutor Jason Pitter KC told the jury at the opening of the trial that Jhangur was guilty of murder because he intended "at the very least to cause really serious harm" when he used his car as a weapon.
He said that Jhangur's target may have been the Khan family, but the law stated "intentions can be transferred from one person to another, even if he did not intend to hit that particular person".
Jhangur was found guilty of causing four others grievous bodily harm with intent.
He was acquitted of the attempted murder of Hasan Khan but guilty of wounding him with intent.
His father, Mohammed Jhangur, 57, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after he concealed a knife.
Mr Justice Morris told Jhangur he faces a life sentence.
He will be jailed on a date to be set.
The judge thanked those in the public gallery, including Mr Marriott's widow and her family, for the 'quiet dignity and courtesy you have shown throughout the trial'.
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