A driver who murdered a father-of-two by running him over in a “senseless act of hot-headed violence” has been jailed for life .
Hassan Jhangur, 25, killed Chris Marriott, 46, when he deliberately rammed his car into a crowd of people during a brawl at his sister’s wedding reception in Burngreave, Sheffield, in December 2023.
“Good Samaritan” Mr Marriott, who had stopped to help when Jhangur’s sister collapsed during the fighting, died at the scene while four others were seriously injured.
In a statement, Mr Marriott’s wife of 16 years, Bryony, described her husband as “genuine, kind and loving” and said his death would affect her and their two sons “for the rest of our lives”.
Jailing him at Sheffield Crown Court for a minimum term of 26 years, Mr Justice Morris said the attack had been “a deliberate and senseless act of hot-headed and wanton violence” that resulted in the death of Mr Marriott and life-changing consequences for many others.
Jhangur, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, was found guilty or murder by a majority verdict and of three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and one of wounding with intent relating to those also hurt after a trial in July.
He was cleared of a charge of attempted murder but convicted of a second count of wounding with intent after jurors heard he launched a vicious knife attack on his new brother-in-law, Hasan Khan, following the crash, stabbing him repeatedly in the head and chest.
