Dad of man killed by lover and her TikToker daughter says he was ‘groomed’ | UK News

A 21-year-old who was killed by his lover and her TikTok influencer daughter was ‘groomed’ by the married mum-of-two, his father has claimed.

Ansreen Bukhari, 46, plotted to murder Saqib Hussain in a fatal crash after he threatened to expose their three-year-long relationship to her husband and son.

Her daughter, Mahek, 24, recruited her followers on social media to ‘jump’ Mr Hussain.

He died alongside his friend Hashim Ijazuddin in a crash on the A46 near Leicester in 2022.

Mr Hussain’s father Sajad said his son was only 18 when he first met Mrs Bukhari, who was older than his own mother.

But her daughter’s fame on TikTok meant ‘she thought she was untouchable, above the law,’ he added.

Sajad told The Sun: ‘He was so young. It might not have been illegal, but it was still grooming, I think. She should have known better.’

Mr Hussain and Mr Ijazuddin were lured to a Tesco car park after being told Mrs Bukhari was giving him back £3,000 he had spent on her during their affair.

But they were ambushed and chased by two cars with eight people inside, including the mother and daughter.

But they turned up with six others in two vehicles, an Audi TT and Seat Leon, to ‘ambush’ him and force him to hand over his which phone contained explicit films and photos of Mrs Bukhari.

The cars then ultimately ended up in a chase, with analysis by forensic collision investigators showing the Audi had reached speeds of up to 100mph.

In a frantic 999 call made minutes before the crash, Mr Hussain told police they were being ‘rammed’ by balaclava-clad assailants.

He said: ‘They’re trying to ram us off the road. Please, I’m begging you, I’m going to die.’

Jurors heard his last words ‘Oh my God’ before there was a scream and the call cut off at the sound of an impact.

The court heard the Skoda ‘split in two’ and burst into flames after hitting a tree at the Six Hills junction in the early hours.

The mother and daughter were both handed down life sentences after being found guilty of double murder following a three-month trial at Leicester Crown Court.

Mr Hussain’s family said they have been left ‘shattered’ by his death, adding they don’t feel they have ‘received justice as we have now got a life sentence’.

He said: ‘The joy Saqib bought into our lives was immeasurable. His beautiful presence was a gift.

‘He brought love and light into the lives of everyone who knew him. He was kind-hearted and selfless, and he was loved by all his friends and family and everyone who knew him.’

He described how Saqib’s mother fell to the floor ‘crying and screaming “my child, my child”’, when they were told by police their son had died.

Mr Ijazuddin’s father Sikander Hayat told the packed courtroom his family have been living a ‘never-ending nightmare that has shattered our lives’.

Looking at the defendants in the dock, he said: ‘Hashim was innocent. Totally innocent. One hundred per cent innocent.’

He added: ‘We are not the same and we have realised we never will be so carefree and happy again. My heart has been ripped out.

Fellow defendants Rekhan Karwan, 29, and Raees Jamal, 23, were also jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years and 10 months and 31 years respectively for two counts of murder – while Natasha Akhtar, 23, was jailed for 11 years and eight months, and Ameer Jamal, 28, and Sanaf Gulamustafa, 23, were jailed for 14 years and eight months and 14 years and nine months respectively for two counts of manslaughter.

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