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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
Killer of good Samaritan told police: ‘That's why you don't mess with my family'
A driver who killed a 'good Samaritan' when he ploughed into a crowd in the middle of a wedding brawl told police 'that's why you don't mess with' his family. Hassan Jhangur, 25, hit five people with his Seat Ibiza when he arrived at his sister's wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the two families. Sheffield Crown Court heard Jhangur first drove into the father of the rival Khan family, who was standing in the street, throwing him over the vehicle's bonnet. He then crashed into a group of four people, including Chris Marriott, 46, who was out for a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two sons and had stopped to help one of Jhangur's sisters as she was lying in the road. Jurors heard Mr Marriott, a devout Christian, was killed, and three others were injured, including off-duty midwife Alison Norris and Jhangur's own mother and sister. The defendant then got out of the car and stabbed his new brother-in-law, Hasan Khan, several times. The court heard he later told officers at the police station: 'That's why you don't mess with the Jhangurs.' Jhangur, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, denied the murder and manslaughter of Mr Marriott but pleaded guilty to causing Mr Marriott's death by dangerous driving. After 18 hours of deliberations, on Wednesday a jury found him guilty of murder by a majority of 10 to two. He was cleared of attempting to murder Hasan Khan, but guilty of wounding, and convicted of four charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Alison Norris, Ambreen Jhangur, Nafeesa Jhangur and Riasat Khan. His father, Mohammed Jhangur, 57, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after he concealed a knife. 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 although Jhangur's target may have been 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'. Mr Pitter said the 'public spirit' of Mr Marriott and Ms Norris 'brought them unwittingly into the midst of a family dispute', which had spilt out into the street in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on Dec 27 2023. Mr Pitter said a wedding between Amaani Jhangur and Hasan Khan, which had taken place that morning, 'appears to have been at the heart of the tension'. He told jurors an issue arose over the timing and location of the wedding, and escalated to Amaani falling out with her own mother and sisters, with none of her family ultimately attending the wedding at the mosque. The court heard that when Amaani was at the Khan family home later, her mother Ambreen Jhangur and sister Nafeesa Jhangur arrived, and an increasingly 'unpleasant' argument in the street escalated into violence, and led to Nafeesa Jhangur being rendered unconscious. Mr Marriott saw Nafessa Jhangur lying in the road and decided, 'fatefully', to see whether he could help, while his wife and children returned home. Ms Norris, who was also out walking with her partner and children, did the same thing. The court heard Jhangur had been told about his sister being injured, and arrived at the scene in a Seat Ibiza, driving into Hasan Khan's father, Riasat Khan, who was standing in the middle of the road talking to a 999 call operator. The Seat then hit a group of four people in the road – Nafeesa Jhangur, Ambreen Jhangur, Ms Norris and Mr Marriott – before coming to a stop in a nearby front garden. Mr Marriott was wedged completely underneath the car and showed no signs of life when emergency services tipped the vehicle to get to him. Mr Pitter said Jhangur got out of the car while the engine was still running and stabbed Hasan Khan multiple times to the left side of his head and to his chest, with a knife he had taken with him. In his speech to the jury, Richard Thyne KC, defending, said that although the 'unintended consequences' of Jhangur's dangerous driving were 'terrible', 'it was neither murder nor was it manslaughter'.
Telegraph
09-07-2025
- Telegraph
Murderer of good Samaritan told police: ‘That's why you don't mess with my family'
A driver who killed a 'good Samaritan' when he ploughed into a crowd in the middle of a wedding brawl told police 'that's why you don't mess with' his family. Hassan Jhangur, 25, hit five people with his Seat Ibiza when he arrived at his sister's wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the two families. Sheffield Crown Court heard Jhangur first drove into the father of the rival Khan family, who was standing in the street, throwing him over the vehicle's bonnet. He then crashed into a group of four people, including Chris Marriott, 46, who was out for a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two sons and had stopped to help one of Jhangur's sisters as she was lying in the road. Jurors heard Mr Marriott, a devout Christian, was killed, and three others were injured, including off-duty midwife Alison Norris and Jhangur's own mother and sister. The defendant then got out of the car and stabbed his new brother-in-law, Hasan Khan, several times. The court heard he later told officers at the police station: 'That's why you don't mess with the Jhangurs.' Jhangur, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, denied the murder and manslaughter of Mr Marriott but pleaded guilty to causing Mr Marriott's death by dangerous driving. After 18 hours of deliberations, on Wednesday a jury found him guilty of murder by a majority of 10 to two. He was cleared of attempting to murder Hasan Khan, but guilty of wounding, and convicted of four charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Alison Norris, Ambreen Jhangur, Nafeesa Jhangur and Riasat Khan. Intending to cause 'really serious harm' His father, Mohammed Jhangur, 57, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after he concealed a knife. 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 although Jhangur's target may have been 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'. Mr Pitter said the 'public spirit' of Mr Marriott and Ms Norris 'brought them unwittingly into the midst of a family dispute', which had spilt out into the street in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on Dec 27 2023. Mr Pitter said a wedding between Amaani Jhangur and Hasan Khan, which had taken place that morning, 'appears to have been at the heart of the tension'. He told jurors an issue arose over the timing and location of the wedding, and escalated to Amaani falling out with her own mother and sisters, with none of her family ultimately attending the wedding at the mosque. The court heard that when Amaani was at the Khan family home later, her mother Ambreen Jhangur and sister Nafeesa Jhangur arrived, and an increasingly 'unpleasant' argument in the street escalated into violence, and led to Nafeesa Jhangur being rendered unconscious. Mr Marriott saw Nafessa Jhangur lying in the road and decided, 'fatefully', to see whether he could help, while his wife and children returned home. Ms Norris, who was also out walking with her partner and children, did the same thing. 'Terrible' unintended consequences The court heard Jhangur had been told about his sister being injured, and arrived at the scene in a Seat Ibiza, driving into Hasan Khan's father, Riasat Khan, who was standing in the middle of the road talking to a 999 call operator. The Seat then hit a group of four people in the road – Nafeesa Jhangur, Ambreen Jhangur, Ms Norris and Mr Marriott – before coming to a stop in a nearby front garden. Mr Marriott was wedged completely underneath the car and showed no signs of life when emergency services tipped the vehicle to get to him. Mr Pitter said Jhangur got out of the car while the engine was still running and stabbed Hasan Khan multiple times to the left side of his head and to his chest, with a knife he had taken with him. In his speech to the jury, Richard Thyne KC, defending, said that although the 'unintended consequences' of Jhangur's dangerous driving were 'terrible', 'it was neither murder nor was it manslaughter'.
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.
The Independent
09-07-2025
- The Independent
Man who killed Good Samaritan when he drove into wedding brawl guilty of murder
A driver who killed a 'Good Samaritan' when he ploughed into the middle of a wedding brawl has been found guilty of murder. Hassan Jhangur, 25, hit five people with his Seat Ibiza when he arrived at his sister's wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the two families. Sheffield Crown Court heard Jhangur first drove into the father of the rival Khan family, who was standing in the street, throwing him over the vehicle's bonnet. He then crashed into a group of four people, including Chris Marriott, 46, who was out for a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two sons and had stopped to help one of Jhangur's sisters as she was lying in the road. Jurors heard devout Christian Mr Marriott was killed and the three others were injured, including off-duty midwife Alison Norris and Jhangur's own mother and sister. The defendant then got out of the car and stabbed his new brother-in-law, Hasan Khan, several times. The court heard he later told officers at the police station: 'That's why you don't mess with the Jhangurs.' Jhangur, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, denied the murder and manslaughter of Mr Marriott but pleaded guilty to causing Mr Marriott's death by dangerous driving. After 18 hours of deliberations, on Wednesday a jury found him guilty of the more serious offence of murder by a majority of 10 to two. He was cleared of attempting to murder Hasan Khan, but guilty of wounding, and convicted of four charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Alison Norris, Ambreen Jhangur, Nafeesa Jhangur and Riasat Khan. His father, Mohammed Jhangur, 57, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after he concealed a knife. 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 although Jhangur's target may have been 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'. Mr Pitter said the 'public spirit' of Mr Marriott and Ms Norris 'brought them unwittingly into the midst of a family dispute', which had spilled out into the street in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on December 27 2023. Mr Pitter said a wedding between Amaani Jhangur and Hasan Khan, which had taken place that morning, 'appears to have been at the heart of the tension'. He told jurors an issue arose over the timing and location of the wedding and escalated to Amaani falling out with her own mother and sisters, and none of her family ultimately attended the wedding at the mosque. The court heard that when Amaani was at the Khan family home in College Court later, her mother Ambreen Jhangur and sister Nafeesa Jhangur arrived, and an increasingly 'unpleasant' argument in the street escalated into violence, and led to Nafeesa Jhangur being rendered unconscious. Mr Marriott, who was out with his family on a post-Christmas walk, saw Nafessa Jhangur lying in the road and decided, 'fatefully', to see whether he could help, while his wife and children returned home. Ms Norris, who was also out walking with her partner and children, did the same thing. The court heard Jhangur had been told about his sister being injured, and arrived at the scene in a Seat Ibiza, driving into Hasan Khan's father, Riasat Khan, who was standing in the middle of the road talking to a 999 call operator. The Seat then hit a group of four people in the road – Nafeesa Jhangur, Ambreen Jhangur, Ms Norris and Mr Marriott – before coming to a stop in a nearby front garden. Mr Marriott was wedged completely underneath the car and showed no signs of life when emergency services tipped the vehicle to get to him. Mr Pitter said Jhangur got out of the car while the engine was still running and stabbed Hasan Khan multiple times to the left side of his head and to his chest, with a knife he had taken with him. In his speech to the jury, Richard Thyne KC, defending, said that although the 'unintended consequences' of Jhangur's dangerous driving were 'terrible', 'it was neither murder nor was it manslaughter'. Mr Justice Morris told Jhangur, who was convicted of murder following a retrial, that he faces a life sentence. He will be jailed on a date to be set. The judge thanked those in the public gallery, including widow Bryony Marriott and her family, for the 'quiet dignity and courtesy you have shown throughout the trial'. She did not visibly react when the guilty verdict was returned.
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
