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| 'Hit-and-run' murder charges in Sheffield after boy, 16, dies | |
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| Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi was walking along Staniforth Road in Sheffield on Wednesday when he was hit by a car, police said | Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi was walking along Staniforth Road in Sheffield on Wednesday when he was hit by a car, police said |
| Two men have been charged with murder and three counts of attempted murder after a 16-year-old died in an alleged hit-and-run. | |
| Zulkernain Ahmed, 20, and Amaan Ahmed, 26, both of Locke Drive, Sheffield, were charged over the death of Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi, 16, South Yorkshire Police said. | Zulkernain Ahmed, 20, and Amaan Ahmed, 26, both of Locke Drive, Sheffield, were charged over the death of Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi, 16, South Yorkshire Police said. |
| The teenager was walking along Staniforth Road in the Darnall area of Sheffield on Wednesday, when he was hit by the car. | The teenager was walking along Staniforth Road in the Darnall area of Sheffield on Wednesday, when he was hit by the car. |
| The force said they believed the grey Audi first hit the rider of an electric bike before continuing and hitting Abdullah, who was walking nearby. | The force said they believed the grey Audi first hit the rider of an electric bike before continuing and hitting Abdullah, who was walking nearby. |
| The teenager died from his injuries in hospital. | The teenager died from his injuries in hospital. |
| An 18-year-old man who was riding the electric bike suffered serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening and he remains in hospital, the force added. | An 18-year-old man who was riding the electric bike suffered serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening and he remains in hospital, the force added. |
| The two men are due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Monday. | The two men are due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
| A man, 46, and a woman, 45, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender last week, remain on bail. | A man, 46, and a woman, 45, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender last week, remain on bail. |
| Saleh Alsirkal, a relative of Abdullah, said the 16-year-old had been hoping for "a better future" in the UK | |
| Abdullah was devoted to his family and would "light up their faces with a big smile", his friends and family said in a statement. | Abdullah was devoted to his family and would "light up their faces with a big smile", his friends and family said in a statement. |
| They added he recently arrived in the UK about three months ago from Yemen "for a better future" and was learning English ahead of starting college in September. | They added he recently arrived in the UK about three months ago from Yemen "for a better future" and was learning English ahead of starting college in September. |
| One relative, Saleh Alsirkal, who runs a corner shop on Staniforth Road, which the teenager visited just before he was hit, said Abdullah had been enjoying learning English as "it meant a lot to him and he learned quick". | |
| He went on to say the 16-year-old had had a hospital appointment earlier in the afternoon and then popped into the store before heading off to find some food. | |
| Mr Alsirkal added he was a "kind boy" who just wanted to look after his family. | |
| "His dad brought him over to change his life, to get a better future for his son but this has happened and destroyed everything," he added. | |
| Speaking after the crash, Darnall independent councillor Qais Al-Ahdal said "we've really lost someone who is good in the community". | |
| "Praised by everyone unanimously, he was a really good kid. May God have mercy on his soul," he said. | |
| Mr Al-Ahdal added the community was united in grief. | |
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