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| Birmingham driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie | |
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| Abdirahman Ibrahim was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years for murdering Liam Jones by knocking him off his bike | Abdirahman Ibrahim was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years for murdering Liam Jones by knocking him off his bike |
| A man who murdered a biker by deliberately ramming him with his car after seeing him do a wheelie has been jailed for life. | A man who murdered a biker by deliberately ramming him with his car after seeing him do a wheelie has been jailed for life. |
| Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, twice drove into Liam Jones, 22, as he rode his e-motorbike in Sheldon, Birmingham, on 1 August 2023. At Birmingham Crown Court he was given a minimum jail term of 22 years. | Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, twice drove into Liam Jones, 22, as he rode his e-motorbike in Sheldon, Birmingham, on 1 August 2023. At Birmingham Crown Court he was given a minimum jail term of 22 years. |
| Mr Jones crashed into a bollard and died at the scene from his injuries. | Mr Jones crashed into a bollard and died at the scene from his injuries. |
| After Ibrahim was convicted in February, police said they believed he was motivated to ram Mr Jones after seeing him showboat and wanted to "teach him a lesson". | After Ibrahim was convicted in February, police said they believed he was motivated to ram Mr Jones after seeing him showboat and wanted to "teach him a lesson". |
| At the crown court on Monday, Judge Andrew Smith KC said it must have been clear to Ibrahim that Mr Jones was not wearing a helmet while riding his e-motorbike on Moat Lane. | At the crown court on Monday, Judge Andrew Smith KC said it must have been clear to Ibrahim that Mr Jones was not wearing a helmet while riding his e-motorbike on Moat Lane. |
| "After careful reflection I have concluded that you did drive the car into and on Moat Lane such that you had the car available as a weapon," he said. | "After careful reflection I have concluded that you did drive the car into and on Moat Lane such that you had the car available as a weapon," he said. |
| The judge said Ibrahim, of Bonham Grove, Yardley, he had pursued Mr Jones and his friend in a "determined and deliberate way". | The judge said Ibrahim, of Bonham Grove, Yardley, he had pursued Mr Jones and his friend in a "determined and deliberate way". |
| West Midlands Police previously said Ibrahim first came across Mr Jones and a friend when they were riding their e-motorbikes on Coventry Road on 1 August 2023. | |
| The 21-year-old started to follow the pair in his Seat Leon and CCTV footage showed the car close behind Mr Jones, who was performing a "stand-up wheelie". | |
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