A jury in a murder trial has been discharged after it failed to reach a verdict on a man whose dangerous driving killed “Good Samaritan” Chris Marriott, who had been trying to help an injured woman in Sheffield. Hassan Jhangur’s car had hit and killed Mr. Marriott as he tried to help Jhangur’s sister, Nafeesa, on 27th December. Mr. Marriott had been on a post-Christmas walk with his family when the incident occurred.
The jury, made up of six men and six women, deliberated for more than 35 hours, but was discharged after it could not come to a verdict. In March, Jhangur admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Judge Mrs. Justice Lambert asked the jury if any further time would help them reach verdicts, but the foreman indicated that it would not.
Prosecutors argue that Jhangur drove his Seat Ibiza into a group of people, which included Mr. Marriott off-duty midwife, and councillor Alison Norris and the defendant Jhangur’s mother and sister. Jhangur then allegedly stopped the vehicle and attacked Hasan Khan with a knife.
A retrial has been proposed in the case, with the Crown expected to seek permission in court. The judge has released Jhangur’s father, Mohammed, on bail with a charge of perverting the course of justice, after the jury was discharged. Mr. Marriott was remembered as a “Good Samaritan” by South Yorkshire Police after he was killed while helping a stranger in need
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