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| Birmingham driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie | Birmingham driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie |
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| Driver Abdirahman Ibrahim pursued Liam Jones after seeing him pull a wheelie on his e-motorbike | Driver Abdirahman Ibrahim pursued Liam Jones after seeing him pull a wheelie on his e-motorbike |
| A driver who chased and murdered a biker by deliberately ramming him with his car after seeing him do a wheelie has been jailed for life. | |
| Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, "weaponised" his Seat Leon and twice drove into Liam Jones, 22, as he rode his e-motorbike in Sheldon, Birmingham, on 1 August 2023, Birmingham Crown Court had heard. | |
| Ibrahim remained emotionless in the dock as he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years on Monday. | |
| 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". |
| 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. |
| 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, had pursued Mr Jones and his friend in a "determined and deliberate way". | The judge said Ibrahim, of Bonham Grove, Yardley, had pursued Mr Jones and his friend in a "determined and deliberate way". |
| 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 |
| West Midlands Police previously said Ibrahim first came across Mr Jones and a friend when they were riding their e-motorbikes earlier on Coventry Road. | West Midlands Police previously said Ibrahim first came across Mr Jones and a friend when they were riding their e-motorbikes earlier on Coventry Road. |
| 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". | 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". |
| The driver kept pursuing the riders and drove into Mr Jones twice on Moat Lane, shortly before midnight. | The driver kept pursuing the riders and drove into Mr Jones twice on Moat Lane, shortly before midnight. |
| Police said he then drove away and parked his car in another neighbourhood, while his brother called for a taxi to take them home. | Police said he then drove away and parked his car in another neighbourhood, while his brother called for a taxi to take them home. |
| Liam Jones, 22, died at the scene in Sheldon, Birmingham in August 2023 | |
| Ibrahim's brother, Abdullahi Ibrahim, 22, also of Bonham Grove, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender at an earlier hearing and was jailed for two years and 10 months on Monday. | |
| The court heard he was a rear seat passenger in the Seat and was involved in efforts to hide the vehicle in the hours after the murder. |