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A Social Media influencer accused of murdering two men " told a pack of lies" to police over her involvement in The Crash that killed them, a court heard.

Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin and Saqib Hussain, both 21, died on the A46 in Leicestershire in February 2022.

Mahek Bukhari, 23, her mother Ansreen Bukhari, 46, and six others are charged with their murder.

The Prosecution said The Group to keep An Affair between Ansreen and Mr Hussain secret.

All eight defendants deny two counts of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.

At the opening of the retrial on Monday, The Prosecution said Mr Hussain had been blackmailing his former lover with sexual videos and images from their affair.

It is claimed The Defendants enticed him and his friend Mr Ijazuddin to Leicester for a meeting before ramming their car off The Road , causing both men's deaths.

On Tuesday, Leicester Crown Court heard after The Crash at 01:35 GMT on 11 February, police worked with other forces to trace the Audi TT and Seat Leon The Prosecution says were involved.

The Jury was shown bodycam footage of officers visiting the Bukharis at their home in George Eardley Close, Stoke-on-Trent, about eight hours after The Crash , having traced the Audi TT.

This came hours after co-defendant Natasha Akhtar, the owner of the Seat Leon, was arrested on her way back to her home in Birmingham.

Once it was established the pair had been in the Audi TT, Mahek Bukhari claimed to officers she and her mother had been to Nottingham, which prosecutor Collingwood Thompson KC said " was a lie".

Both were arrested and transferred to Leicester to be interviewed under caution.

" These lies continue thick and fast, " Mr Thompson KC said.

" Far from telling The Police The Truth , she [Mahek] told a pack of lies. As a Social Media influencer, she No Doubt hoped that her skills would enable her to sell a false story to The Police . "

The barrister said Mahek told police the pair had been intending to travel to Nottingham but ended up in Leicester due to roadworks.

When asked about Mr Hussain, the influencer said she had known him for three years and had his number as they had previously dated.

She claimed he had been harassing and bullying her through her Social Media channels and demanded money to stop, and This Was why they came to meet him at a Tesco Car Park in Hamilton, Leicester.

The Defendants are:

Ansreen Bukhari, 46, of George Eardley Close, Stoke-on-Trent

Mahek Bukhari, 23, of George Eardley Close, Stoke-on-Trent

Rekan Karwan, 29, of Tomlin Road, Leicester

Raees Jamal, 22, of Lingdale Close, Loughborough

Mohammed Patel, 22, of Braybrooke Road, Leicester

Natasha Akhtar, 23, of Alum Rock Road, Birmingham

Sanaf Gulammustafa, 23, of Littlemore Close, Leicester

Ameer Jamal, 28, of Catherine Street, Leicester

The trial continues.

Source of news: bbc.com