A TikTok influencer accused of murdering her mother’s lover warned she ‘get him jumped’, a court heard.
Saqib Hussain died alongside his friend Hashim Ijazuddin on the A46 in February last year.
In the days before the crash, he sent messages to Ansreen Bukhari, an older married woman with whom he had been having an affair since he was 18, Leicester Crown Court heard yesterday.
The jury has previously heard that the pair had been in a three-year relationship, and Mr Hussein was upset that Bukhari had ended the affair.
The jury also heard numerous alleged messages between Ansreen and her daughter, TikTok and Instagram influencer Mahek Bukhari, as they discussed how to deal with Mr Hussein.
Mahek Bukhari (right) and her mother Ansreen Bukhari arrive at Leicester Crown Court
Saqib Hussain (left) died alongside his friend Hashim Ijazuddin (right) on the A46 in February last year
Mahek told her mother Ansreen in one of them: ‘I’ll soon get him jumped by guys. Leave it to me. He tries to scare you.’
This came after Mr Hussain sent numerous messages begging her to call him and threatening to go to her home in Stoke, where she lived with her husband, son and daughter, the court was told.
It is alleged the two women, along with their six co-defendants, tried to ambush Mr Hussein outside a Leicester Tesco before chasing them up the A46 and ramming them off the road.
In the days before the crash, Mr Hussein said in messages to Ansreen that he wanted £3,000 to compensate him for the money he had spent on her during their affair, the court heard. He said that once he had the money, he would go away for six months to Pakistan, the jury heard.
In his negotiations with both Ansreen and her daughter, he threatened to put explicit pictures of Ansreen on the internet, the court heard. He also threatened to go with his friends to the Bukhari family home in Stoke on Trent, it was said.
On February 8, three days before the fatal crash, the court was told, Mr Hussein sent a message to Ansreen, that said: ‘Outside, I’m getting dropped off. Ring me.’ Another said: ‘You taking me for a ****head? Not for long. Half twelve be outside, I’m en route.’
The jury heard that another said: ‘You’re making me message him. Just ring me now. I’m on my way on motorway.’ A further message added: ‘Both of you come outside. My mates are with me.’
He said in a message to Mahek that Ansreen and Mahek were ‘really pushing [his] limits’, the court heard. It was added that in further messages, Mr Hussein, threatened to send Ansreen’s husband and son pictures or videos of them together during their three-year affair.
The jury was told that one string of messages read: ‘Your son’s gonna see them videos now of us in the hotel okay? Don’t make me **** everything up.
‘Don’t say I didn’t tell you. I’m giving you a last chance. I’m send now. Your son’s going to see them videos and pics.’ Another said: ‘Are you going to call or shall I make your husband mad?’
The court heard that he added in a message to Mahek: ‘One click of my fingers I could ruin her marriage.’
It was alleged that one response from Mahek to Mr Hussein read: ‘I’m sorry but this year you’ll be gone, Saqib,’ while another said: ‘Carry on speaking to her now you’ll see movements soon.’
The threatening messages from Mr Hussein continued until the evening he made plans to travel to Leicester to collect his money, he jury heard.
He arrived at Tesco in Hamilton, Leicester, with Hashim driving, where the eight defendants were waiting.
The two men then fled, with Mr Hussein making a desperate 999 call to Leicestershire Police that ended with Mr Hussein screaming before the call cuts off.
The eight defendants are Natasha Akhtar (22) of Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, Ansreen Bukhari (47) of George Eardley Close, Stoke, Mahek Bukhari (23) of George Eardley Close, Stoke, Raees Jamal (22) of Lingdale Close, Loughborough, Rekan Karwan (28) of Tomlin Road, Leicester, Mohammed Patel (20) of Braybrooke Road, Leicester, Sanaf Gulammustafa (22) of Littlemore Close, Crown Hills, Leicester, and Ameer Jamal (27) of Catherine Street, Belgrave, Leicester. All deny murder.
The trial continues.
