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Sky News
09-07-2025
- Sky News
Man guilty of murder after driving into 'Good Samaritan' Chris Marriott following wedding brawl in Sheffield
A man who killed a "Good Samaritan" by driving into the middle of a wedding brawl has been found guilty of murder. Chris Marriott, 46, was out for a post-Christmas walk when he was hit by Hassan Jhangur's car and left trapped underneath. Jhangur used his Seat Ibiza as a weapon after a fight between two families at his sister's wedding reception on 27 December 2023. He first drove into the father of the Khan family, sending him over the bonnet, then crashed into a group of four people that included Mr Marriott. The devout Christian had stopped to help one of Jhangur's sisters, who was lying in the road unconscious in the Burngreave area of Sheffield. Off-duty midwife Alison Norris and Jhangur's own mother and sister were also injured, Sheffield Crown Court was told. Jhangur, 25, stabbed his new brother-in-law Hasan Khan several times in the head and chest after getting out the car. The court heard Jhangur later told police: "That's why you don't mess with the Jhangurs." He denied the murder and manslaughter of Mr Marriott but pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving. Prosecutor Jason Pitter KC told jurors that Jhangur was guilty of murder as he intended "at the very least to cause really serious harm". He said despite Jhangur targeting the Khan family, "the law says your intentions can be transferred from one person to another, even if he did not intend to hit that particular person". The jury agreed and convicted him of murder by a majority of 10 to two. Jhangur was also found guilty of wounding his brother-in-law but cleared of his attempted murder. He was further convicted of four charges of GBH with intent to Alison Norris, Ambreen Jhangur, Nafeesa Jhangur and Riasat Khan. His father was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after hiding a knife. The court heard the chaos erupted following the wedding of Hasan Khan and Amaani Jhangur, which took place the same morning. Mr Pitter said tensions over location and timing had escalated to Amaani falling out with her mother and sisters - and none of her family, including the defendant, attended the wedding. But her mother, Ambreen Jhangur, and sister Nafeesa Jhangur later turned up at the Khan home, sparking a row in the street that descended into violence and left Ms Jhangur unconscious. The trial heard Mr Marriott, who was out on a family walk, went over to help while his wife and children returned home. Midwife Alison Norris - who was also out with her family - did the same thing. Prosecutors said Hassan Jhangur travelled to the scene after hearing about his sister's injuries - first driving at Hasan Khan's father, Riasat Khan, as he was in the road making a 999 call. He then hit the other four before coming to a stop in a nearby garden. Jhangur left the vehicle with the engine still running and stabbed Hasan Khan multiple times to the left side of his head and chest. The court heard Mr Marriott was wedged under the car and showed no signs of life when emergency services tried to reach him. Judge Mr Justice Morris told Jhangur - who was convicted of murder following a retrial - that he faced a life sentence. Mr Marriott's widow, Bryony Marriott, was in court for the verdict and the judge praised her and others in the public gallery for the "quiet dignity and courtesy you have shown throughout the trial". Jhangur's sentencing date is still to be announced.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- BBC News
Chris Marriott: How an act of kindness put passer-by in path of killer driver
It was just two days after Christmas 2023 when Chris Marriott selflessly stepped in to help a stranger in need - a decision which led to him being fatally struck by a car used by its driver, Hassan Jhangur, as a weapon. What turned out to be the 46-year-old's final act of kindness came as no surprise to those who knew the father-of-two from Sheffield, who has since been described as a "modern day Good Samaritan".Mr Marriott's life was tragically cut short on 27 December, a wet and gloomy Wednesday, after a sudden break in the weather had prompted him, as well as Bryony - his wife of 16 years - and their two children, to head out for a stroll in Alison Norris and her family had similarly taken the opportunity to get some fresh air and walk their their routes took them past College Close, and it was there they all came across Nafeesa Jhangur, who was lying motionless in the Marriott and Ms Norris rushed over to help - an instinctive act of public spirit that unwittingly placed them in the middle of a volatile family dispute."I later found out his name was Chris," Ms Norris told the BBC."I didn't know him, but I remember he was very sensible." Recollecting the scene, Ms Norris said Mr Marriott "checked she was breathing, checked there was a pulse, called the ambulance"."I was calming down thinking, 'right, we just need to keep her stable until the ambulance comes'," she Ms Norris said that as she and Mr Marriott tended to Ms Jhangur, she saw a "brightly lit" car heading straight towards car, driven by Hassan Jhangur, first struck Riasat Khan, before then ploughing into the group of people who had gathered around Jhangur's sister."Chris's back was to the car and I was facing it," Ms Norris said."I think if we'd been the other way round it would have been me."I couldn't see him because of the way the car came between us and I remember thinking, 'I hope he's all right, I hope he's all right, I hope he's all right'."Mr Marriott died at the scene, while Mr Khan, Jhangur's sister Nafeesa, their mother Ambreen and Ms Norris all suffered serious injuries. A lengthy trial at Sheffield Crown Court, which has just concluded, heard that the horrific scenes then jury was told that Jhangur, who is now 25, got out of the car and stabbed Hasan Khan, his new brother-in-law, several times in the head and court heard that Mr Khan had married Amaani Jhangur just that morning, amid serious tensions between the families over its timing and the lengthy trial Hassan Jhangur was found guilty of murder, as well as three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and two of wounding with father Mohammed Jhangur, 57, was convicted of perverting the course of justice. Reflecting on what happened, Ms Norris said the tragedy was a stark reminder of how anger and the desire for revenge could lead to devastating consequences."We all have times when we are bitter, angry and fearful," she said."We don't have to act on that. We can check ourselves, then act from our best thinking, our kindness and our mutual respect."In the aftermath of the attack, Ms Norris said it was the support from her community that carried her and her family through "the dark times"."When I was shocked and injured, friends from all communities turned up and walked the dog, and brought food."They sat with me and offered to go with us when it was hard to walk by the scene," she Norris recalled a small but powerful moment of recovery: riding her bicycle again for the first time after overcoming her fear of traffic which had emerged following the events in explained that one of the local taxi drivers spotted her, stopped and clapped, genuinely delighted at her progress."People's kindness was humbling," she said. A memorial service for Mr Marriott reflected the deep love and respect he had inspired in both the congregation at City Church Sheffield, of which he was a member, and also among those closest to was a steady presence, described as someone on whom people could rely, and a natural bridge-builder who brought people remembered him as the kind of person who would take a day off work just to support someone feeling unwell - a man whose quiet acts of care spoke volumes about his Gibbins, Mr Marriott's friend of nearly 30 years, said: "Chris was just a great guy to be around."From your interactions with him, you always came away feeling loved and cared for, and you always had a laugh, always had a joke."Mr Gibbins said that while Mr Marriott's death had left an immense hole in his life, he would remain inspired by his friend's decision to help someone in need."I can't think of anything else I should be doing, or could be doing, but doing the same thing and being a Good Samaritan and hopefully, in some small way, making a difference in other people's lives," he said. Meanwhile, at Jubilee+, a Christian anti-poverty organisation where Mr Marriott worked as a conference administrator for several years, his loss has also been felt executive Natalie Williams said: "When I heard how Chris died, my first thought was that it was so in keeping with who he was."It was no surprise to me at all that he died helping someone else."Chris was a man of very, very strong faith, and his faith in Jesus motivated him to want to be a Good Samaritan in all areas of his life."It wasn't just a one-off thing for him. It was a day-by-day decision to do good for other people."Graham Pyman, director of ChristCentral Churches, who had worked with Mr Marriott for more than a decade, compared his actions to the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, who helped an injured Pyman described Mr Marriott as the "modern day version of that"."I think we can all learn something from Chris's life," he explained."Whether you are a person of faith or not, just the attitude of putting other people before yourself is certainly something he demonstrated in the way he lived and, indeed, sadly in the way he died." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Driver, 25, is found guilty of murdering Good Samaritan passerby trying to break up a wedding brawl by ploughing his car into group
A 25-year-old man has been found guilty of killing a Good Samaritan who sought to break up a wedding brawl by ploughing into him with his car. Hassan Jhangur, 25, has been convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of murdering Chris Marriott by driving his car into a crowd of people in Burngreave, Sheffield, on 27 December 2023. The court had heard he drove his Seat Ibiza through five people who were fighting in the street as he arrived at his sister's wedding reception. Among them was Mr Marriott, who was walking past the scene with his wife and sons and had stopped to help one of Jhanghur's sisters as she lay in the road. Mr Marriott was killed after being struck by the car, while three others were injured including off-duty midwife Alison Norris and Jhangur's own mother and sister. Jhangur is alleged to have gotten out of the car and stabbed his new brother-in-law, Hasan Khan, several times, and is said to have told police later: 'That's why you don't mess with the Jhangurs.' The killer had pleaded guilty to causing Mr Marriott's death by dangerous driving but had denied murder and manslaughter. This is a breaking story - more to follow.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- BBC News
Man found guilty of 'Good Samaritan' murder
A man who killed a passer-by when he drove his car into a crowd of people at his sister's wedding reception has been found guilty of murderHassan Jhangur, 25, killed Chris Marriott, 46, when he deliberately crashed his Seat Ibiza into the group in Burngreave, Sheffield, in December 2023."Good Samaritan" Mr Marriott, who had stopped to help after Jhangur's sister had been injured in an earlier brawl, died at the scene while four other people were injured in the of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, was found guilty of murder, three counts of grievous bodily harm and two charges of wounding with intent after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- BBC News
Man charged after rat release near Sheffield mosque
A man has been charged with racially aggravated harassment after rats were released near a mosque in were called to Grimesthorpe Road, in Burngreave, on Monday following reports a man had stopped at the side of the road and released three rats from the boot of a vehicle near to the Grand Fowler 66, from Sheffield, appeared at the city's magistrates court earlier charged with four counts of causing racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or the hearing he indicated he would plead guilty to the charges and was remanded into custody ahead of a sentencing hearing on 16 July. South Yorkshire Police said the charges also related to other incidents targeting those attending the Grand Mosque on 3 and 26 May as well as 7 June. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
