Road rage driver, 19, who murdered e-bike rider, 22, by ramming into him to 'teach him a lesson' jailed for life

A teenage motorist who followed and rammed an e-bike rider to 'teach him a lesson' aft helium pulled a wheelie has been jailed for beingness for murder.

Abdirahman Ibrahim, who was 19 astatine the time, chased aft Liam Jones earlier doubly driving into the backmost of his off-road electrical bike, the 2nd clip catapulting him into a factual bollard.

Mr Jones, 22, suffered catastrophic thorax and abdominal injuries and was near to dice successful the roadworthy aft Ibrahim fled the scene.

He denied execution but was recovered blameworthy pursuing a proceedings astatine Birmingham Crown Court.

Ibrahim, present 21, was jailed for beingness and ordered to service a minimum of 22 years astatine the aforesaid tribunal connected Monday.

Prosecutors said by pursuing Mr Jones - a alien - and colliding into backmost of the e-bike twice Abdirahman Ibrahim 'weaponised that conveyance arsenic helium was driving'. 

Mr Jones' motorcycle was 'no match' for the car, the tribunal heard. 

Police said Mr Jones - who was not wearing a helmet - had earlier pulled a wheelie successful beforehand of Ibrahim's conveyance which had 'angered' him and helium 'and wanted to thatch him a lesson'.

His member Abdullahi Ibrahim, present 22, who was successful the car astatine the clip of the incidental successful August 2023, was jailed for 2 years and 10 months aft antecedently pleading blameworthy to assisting an offender.

The prosecution said some men knew Mr Jones had been precise earnestly injured erstwhile they fled the country and abandoned their car. They aboriginal took taxis location but not earlier stopping astatine a shop.

Kelly Jones, Mr Jones' sister, said helium was a 'much loved brother, uncle and person to many'. 

In a unfortunate interaction connection work to the tribunal connected Monday she told however the household had been called to the roadworthy broadside pursuing the clang and watched connected successful fearfulness arsenic paramedics tried and failed to prevention him.

She said each time was present a struggle. 'He was taken from america astatine conscionable 22 years of property a clip erstwhile helium should person been surviving his beingness to the maximum, enjoying each day, being care-free, having a laughter and making memories,' she said. 

'But that was taken distant from him successful the worst imaginable way. I don't deliberation immoderate of america volition ever get implicit the information we ne'er got to accidental goodbye to Liam.

'We ne'er had the accidental to archer him conscionable however overmuch we each loved him.'

Jailing the brothers, who the tribunal heard came from a ample Somali family, Judge Andrew Smith said Mr Jones was 'unable to get away' arsenic Abdirahman Ibrahim had driven 'with intent and velocity to drawback him'.

He said determination was nary grounds Mr Jones and his person tried to contention the brothers oregon 'did thing to promote you to interact with them'.

He said Abdirahman Ibrahim's actions successful the contiguous aftermath 'were governed by a selfish tendency to flight from the country and progressive nary attraction for Mr Jones.'

Addressing Abdirahman helium said helium had pursued Mr Jones successful a 'determined and deliberate way'.

He adds: 'There is nary mentation for driving successful that mode different than to drawback and marque carnal interaction with 1 oregon some of the bikes.'

The tribunal was told Ibrahim – who was driving successful his Seat Leon – had archetypal travel crossed Mr Jones and a person who were riding their bikes connected Coventry Road successful Birmingham little than 10 minutes earlier.

Ibrahim was initially travelling successful the other absorption but helium past turned astatine the roundabout and started to travel them.

CCTV showed the car successful adjacent proximity and Mr Jones performing a 'stand-up wheelie' successful beforehand of the vehicle.

In their desperation to shingle disconnected Ibrahim the riders changed way – adjacent going the incorrect mode down a one-way thoroughfare - but helium caught up with them again connected Moat Lane. 

While Mr Jones' person managed to veer away, Ibrahim past drove astatine the remaining rider.

After knocking Mr Jones off, Ibrahim past drove implicit the motorcycle earlier doing a U-turn and making disconnected successful his vehicle.

The brothers were arrested the adjacent time astatine their past location code successful Yardley.

When officers arrived Abdirahman Ibrahim told a fig of lies astir wherever his car was, including it had been parked up elsewhere astatine astir 9.30pm

Detective Inspector Nick Barnes, from West Midlands constabulary homicide unit, said: 'Abdirahman Ibrahim was intent connected causing harm to Liam. He could person turned disconnected astatine immoderate constituent but helium followed the riders and wanted to beryllium successful control.

'This was not a lawsuit of racing gone incorrect arsenic had been claimed by Ibrahim, but of him menacingly pursuing Liam and his friend.

'We judge helium was angered by Liam's showboating and wanted to thatch him a lesson. He knew what helium had done and did thing to help, alternatively driving off.

'Tragically, Liam mislaid his beingness and Ibrahim volition present walk galore years of his ain young beingness successful prison. Ibrahim's member whitethorn person felt a consciousness of loyalty, but by trying to assistance his sibling helium is present besides a convicted criminal.

'We cognize Liam's decease caused a batch of interest wrong the assemblage and our detectives person worked tirelessly – reviewing hours upon hours of CCTV footage and telephone records - to guarantee we achieved these convictions.

'While thing volition ever bring Liam back, we anticipation knowing those progressive person been caught and are being punished volition supply immoderate solace to his household and friends.'