Uber driver who ran over his passenger in a row over vomit is CLEARED of murder and jailed for five years
Michael Ashton, 28, whose death from a severe brain injury was ruled manslaughter, with his killer Hayadulla Turkmani jailed for five years.Hayadulla Turkmani, 53, whose victim's mother Jayne said the family was now 'serving a life sentence' after he was jailed for manslaughter.
Spectators at Basildon Crown Court burst into tears and shouted 'No! No!' as Hayadulla Turkmani, 53, was acquitted of murder and manslaughter. Judge Samantha Cohen called him the 'aggressor' in the row with Michael Ashton, 28, outside his Langdon Hills home. Ashton was dragged under the car and died eight days later. Turkmani will serve only half his sentence in custody.
Ashton was sick on the back seat and tried to wipe it clean before being hit.
Judge Cohen said: 'You should have seen him, and you should have stopped.'
His mother Jayne said the family was now 'serving a life sentence'.
