Driver laughed after running over dad - court

A driver accused of killing a father of two when he drove his car into a crowd of people was seen "smiling and laughing" after the collision, a jury has heard.

Hassan Jhangur, 25, fatally injured Chris Marriott, 46, when he ploughed into the group in Burngreave, Sheffield, on 27 December 2023.

Giving evidence witness Riasat Khan said he remembered hearing a car "screeching" round the corner before it hit him and five others, including Mr Marriott.

Jhangur, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, denies the murder and manslaughter of Mr Marriott but admits causing his death by dangerous driving.

The court previously heard the Khans and Jhangurs had been feuding over the wedding of their children, Amaani Jhangur and Hasan Khan, which took place on the morning of 27 December.

Later that day, the bride was at the Khan family home in College Court when her mother and sister arrived, the court heard, with violence breaking out in the street between the two families.

Mr Marriott, who had been out on a post-Christmas walk with his family, stopped to help one of Jhangur's sisters as she was lying in the road.

Giving evidence on Wednesday, Riasat Khan, Hasan Khan's father, said he had been standing near his house when he heard a car "screeching" as it came around the corner.

"I think it was a Seat Ibiza. The car swerved at my youngest son Adam and missed him and gone for me," Mr Khan told the court.

He said he remembered being thrown in the air.

"The car hit me and cracked my head open," he said.

"I could hear [people] screaming and shouting 'he's being stabbed, someone's been stabbed, someone has been killed, someone is dead, someone's underneath the car'.

"I was in shock, my mind was everywhere."

He said he then saw the defendant "waving a knife" and "smiling and laughing" across the road after the crash.

The court heard Jhangur hit five people, including Alison Norris, an off-duty midwife who had also stopped to help, and who was seriously injured alongside Jhangur's own mother and sister.

Jurors heard the defendant then got out of his car and stabbed his new brother-in-law, Hasan Khan, several times.

Jhangur has admitted causing serious injury to Alison Norris, Ambreen Jhangur, Nafeesa Jhangur and Riasat Khan by dangerous driving and denies four charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He denies attempting to murder Hasan Khan and wounding him with intent.

His father, Mohammed Jhangur, 57, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, denies a charge of perverting the course of justice.

The trial continues.

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