Men in court accused of 'hit-and-run' murder

Two men charged with murdering a 16-year-old pedestrian in a hit-and-run and three counts of attempted murder have appeared in court.

Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi, 16, died in hospital after being hit by an Audi while walking down Staniforth Road in Darnall, Sheffield, on 4 June.

Zulkernain Ahmed, 20, and Armaan Ahmed, 26, both of Locke Drive in Sheffield, are each charged with one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder.

Both men appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court earlier, where they were not asked to enter a plea. They were remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday.

District Judge James Gould told Ahmed and Ahmed, who appeared alongside each other in the dock: "You have no right to apply for bail at this stage and accordingly you are remanded in custody and you will appear tomorrow at the Crown Court."

During the three-minute hearing on Monday, the men spoke only to give their names, dates of birth and address.

Details of the attempted murder charges were not read to the defendants, who were both represented by the same defence lawyer.

South Yorkshire Police previously said officers understood that the Audi had driven towards three electric bikes, colliding with one rider, an 18-year-old man who suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries.

Abdullah's relatives said last week that he had arrived in the UK from Yemen "for a better future" two or three months ago and was devoted to his family.

The family said he was enjoying learning English ahead of starting at college in September.

Abdullah's relative Saleh Alsirkal said: "His dad brought him over to change his life, to get a better future for his son, but this has happened and destroyed everything."

Mr Alsirkal said Abdullah was a "kind boy" who just wanted to look after his family, including his three sisters.

Two people, a man aged 46 and a 45-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have both been bailed pending further inquiries, police said.

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