A TikTok influencer sentenced to 31 years for a deadly high-speed chase killing has had her murder sentence branded “wholly disproportionate” at the Court of Appeal.
Mahek Bukhari’s Car Chase Horror
Mahek Bukhari, 24, was handed a minimum 31-year sentence in September 2023 after being convicted of murdering her mother’s lover, Saqib Hussain, and his friend Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin during a violent car chase in February 2022.
He also highlighted Hussain’s “controlling behaviour” and blackmail threats towards Ansreen just hours before the attack, which were ignored in sentencing.
“Mahek’s youth and lack of maturity mean her sentence should be reduced. The current term is wholly disproportionate,” Millington insisted.
The court was told Mahek and her mother even considered going to the police but chose not to, leading to fatal consequences.
Crown: Tough But Fair Sentencing
Prosecutors acknowledged Hussain’s blackmail but maintained the sentence was justified. “If they’d gone to the police, none of this would have happened,” said Collingwood Thompson KC.
Judge Timothy Spencer KC described Mahek’s social media fame as “tawdry,” blaming her “utter self-obsession” and indifference to the harm caused.
The final judgment is expected in writing from the Court of Appeal’s panel soon.
