Here is the latest from the Jordan Glover sentencing hearing at Bradford Crown Court this afternoon.
Glover, 24, from the Thorpe Edge area of Bradford, was this morning convicted by a jury of murdering Rahees Mahmood, 18, and of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Tommy-Lee Haigh, 19.
He was cleared of causing criminal damage to a Volkswagen Golf shortly before the fatal crash on Broadstone Way, Holme Wood, Bradford, on the afternoon of June 3 last year.
The jury found that Glover had deliberately forced a quad bike off the road killing its passenger, Mr Mahmood, and seriously injuring Mr Haigh, the bike’s rider.
Some of the jurors returned to the courtroom for this afternoon’s sentencing hearing.
Leading prosecuting counsel, Jason Pitter QC, said the only sentence for murder was a life sentence. Judge Andrew Hatton would have to set the minimum term that Glover would have to spend in prison.
Glover had a previous conviction for aggravated vehicle taking, dating back to 2016, and offences of dishonesty and drug dealing. Mr Pitter said the convictions were not a significant factor in the sentencing exercise.
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The damage to the VW Golf, that Glover was acquitted of, was linked to what had happened in Holme Wood that afternoon.
The pursuit was ‘precipitated’ by the arrival of the quad bike that turned up after the Golf had been damaged.
Mr Pitter said the grievous bodily harm conviction should increase the 15-year mandatory starting point for murder.
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Aggravating features in the case were the background of ongoing tensions and the use of a car as a weapon, and the risks that went with that. Glover was unlicensed and uninsured and the offences were committed in daylight when others were around.
The main mitigation was Glover’s intention to cause really serious harm and not to kill.
Mr Mahmood’s mother, Sarah Briggs, spoke of the tragic loss of her kind and well-liked son. His death had an impact of many people.
His family spoke of never getting over his death at the age of just 18.
“We have lost our loved one in an unimaginable way…We will have a life of torment and turmoil,” it was stated.
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