Man jailed for life for murdering teenager by deliberately forcing quad bike off the road

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.

Video footage of deadly quad crash emerges after killer driver jailed for murder

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 scene on Broadstone Way, Holme Wood

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.

This afternoon he was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court by Judge Andrew Hatton.

He said that Glover had been convicted of murder and causing GBH with intent.

He had earlier pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mr Mahmood by dangerous driving, saying that was the extent of his criminality. The prosecution said it went much further and the jury had agreed, Judge Hatton stated.

Rahees Mahmood, who died aged 18

Mr Mahmood died after being thrown from a quad bike hit by a Ford Focus driven by Glover. He was killed by a massive head injury despite the efforts of members of the public and paramedics to save him.

Judge Hatton said that Mr Mahmood was carrying a pitchfork as the quad bike was driven around the streets of Bradford.

Mr Haigh was lying on the ground after the collision but was he was conscious. He had multiple but non-life-threatening fractures. He had refused to engage with the police or the trial process.

Flowers at the scene of the crash Broadstone Way

Shortly before the fatal crash, Frankie Simpson had deliberately damaged a VW Golf parked on Broadstone Way. Glover was a passenger in the Nissan Terrano that rammed the Golf but played no part in the criminal damage. The court heard that Simpson was yet to be sentenced for that offence.

The quad bike then arrived with Mr Mahmood on the back armed with a pitchfork, and there was a machete as well that was recovered from the crash scene. A moped was accompanying the quad bike and the people on both of the bikes had weapons.

Judge Hatton said Glover gave chase and was at first five seconds behind the quad on Broadstone Way but his Ford Focus quickly closed the gap.

What was clear was that Glover caught up with the quad bike and the assessment of his driving was that he was in control of his car.

Flowers at the scene of the crash in Broadstone Way

Within moments he had made sustained contact with the quad bike which rotated anti-clockwise and both the people on it were thrown off. The bike then hit a parked car.

Glover drove on, abandoned his uninsured car nearby and laid low for a few days.

Judge Hatton said he was relatively young and had no convictions for violence.

He had to set a minimum term in murder cases.

The appropriate starting point was 15 years but Glover was also convicted of causing GBH with intent. That was an aggravating feature.

The scene in Broadstone Way, Holme Wood

The arrival of the quad bike was related to gang rivalry on the estate. Glover allowed himself to become embroiled in that gang violence and used his car as a weapon.

He had risked the lives of many other people in the pursuit and then driven off and abandoned the car.

Glover did not intend to kill but to cause serious injury. It was a spur of the moment chase in response to the arrival of armed men.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 19 years, less the time he had spent in custody on remand, making a figure of 18 years and 46 days.

The Parole Board would then consider if and when he would be released on licence. He would then be on licence for the rest of his life.

The GBH sentence was nine years to be served concurrently.

Glover was banned from driving for three years, uplifted by 18 years and 46 days, meaning that the disqualification starts after he has served the minimum term.

Judge Hatton praised the police investigation against a background of silence and hostility from some quarters.