Mohammed Sullaiman Khan, 28, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for causing the deaths of two boys and seriously injuring their mother in a high-speed crash in Wolverhampton. The incident occurred on March 14, 2019, when Khan drove his Audi RS3 at speeds of up to 92mph in a 40mph zone, racing a Bentley Continental before colliding with a BMW driven by Arathi Nahar.
Ms Nahar suffered damage to her coccyx and three spinal fractures, but her sons Sanjay, 10, and 23-month-old Pawanveer Singh died at the scene. The family had been returning home from a fish and chip shop where their father worked, and the boys were in their pyjamas at the time of the crash.
Khan fled the scene and was later seen at a burger bar in Sparkbrook, Birmingham. He returned to the crash site around 11pm that night but did not surrender. His brother, Mohammed Asim Khan, 36, falsely reported the Audi as stolen in a burglary to mislead police. The following day, Sullaiman Khan audaciously called police to urge them to find his car.
Two days after the crash, Khan handed himself in at a police station but initially denied involvement. He later admitted two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, one count of causing serious injury, and perverting the course of justice. Asim Khan was found guilty of perverting the course of justice and received an 18-month suspended sentence.
In a victim impact statement read to Wolverhampton Crown Court, Ms Nahar described her sons as her joy and said her life ended on the day of the crash. Judge Michael Chambers KC described the case as 'truly shocking' and noted that Khan's actions were 'completely unlawful'. He rejected claims of remorse, stating that Khan's cover-up showed a lack of genuine regret.
