Woman jailed 10 years for fatal Lamborghini crash after blaming victim

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 16:07 · Archive

Humaira Batool, 26, was jailed for 10 years for causing death by dangerous driving when she crashed a rented Lamborghini at 143mph, killing her passenger.

Humaira Batool crashed a rented £220,000 Lamborghini Urus at speeds of up to 143mph on the M62 in West Yorkshire in the early hours of December 21, 2022. The vehicle was travelling in pitch-black, wet conditions when Batool lost control, smashed through a barrier and overturned. The Lamborghini caught fire, trapping her passenger, Mohammed Shaan Hussain, 20, inside. He died from his injuries. Batool escaped serious injury only because the fire melted her seatbelt, allowing her to climb out.

Batool initially claimed she had been asleep in the passenger seat, but CCTV disproved this. At trial, she then blamed Hussain for the crash, alleging he had pushed buttons in the car to cause it to "boost" to those speeds. Prosecutors argued Batool was "entirely in control throughout" and responsible for the "grossly excessive speeds in the wet, at night". An expert testified that Hussain's claimed tampering would have been impossible.

A jury found Batool guilty of causing death by dangerous driving in September. When she was due to be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court, she failed to appear. Her barrister said she had suffered a flare-up of endometriosis and attended accident and emergency, but the prosecutor and judge were unconvinced. Judge Ray Singh issued a warrant for her arrest, and police brought her to court from Bradford Royal Infirmary. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Hussain's mother issued a victim personal statement saying Batool's attempt to make him "seem responsible for his own death" had prolonged the family's agony.

How it is being reported

• Lamborghini driver who killed friend in 143mph fireball crash tries to avoid sentencingHumaira Batool killed her friend Mohammed Shaan Hussain in a car crash before trying to blame him for it (Pictures: Ben Lack Photography Ltd) A woman who killed her friend in a 143mph Lamborghini crash and tried to blame him has been jailed for 10 years after trying to skip her sentencing hearing.…Metro · 4 Nov, 15:51
• Woman, 26, blamed friend she killed for Lamborghini crashMohammed Shaan Hussain, 20, was recovered from the wreckage but had been fatally injured.Daily Express · 3 Nov, 22:36

In this story: Humaira Batool · Mohammed Shaan Hussain · M62 · West Yorkshire · Leeds Crown Court · Bradford

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