Abdirahman Ibrahim has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for using his car as a weapon to chase and kill an e-bike rider in Birmingham. Ibrahim was found guilty of the murder of Liam Jones by a jury in February, after the court heard the victim and a friend were seen "showboating" and doing wheelies shortly before the 22-year-old was rammed off his bike into a concrete post.

Judge Andrew Smith KC, passing sentence at Birmingham Crown Court, said it must have been clear to Ibrahim that Mr Jones was not wearing a helmet prior to his death in Moat Lane, Yardley, shortly before midnight on August 1 2023. The judge told Ibrahim, 21, of Bonham Grove, Yardley: "After careful reflection, I have concluded that you did drive the car into and on Moat Lane such that you had the car available as a weapon. You pursued (Mr Jones and his friend) in a determined and deliberate way."

The judge said Mr Jones, who was described in court as the fun and bubbly "spark" of his family, had done nothing to prompt Ibrahim to chase him.

He told Ibrahim: "You became aware of Liam Jones and Tayzhon Johnson as you entered the Coventry Road and you changed your direction to follow them.

"Once behind the electric bikes being driven by Mr Jones and Mr Johnson it must have been clear to you that neither of them was wearing a helmet.

"There is no evidence Mr Jones or Mr Johnson ever participated in racing with your car or did anything to encourage you to interact with them."

Judge Smith said the two men realised they were being followed and went down a one-way street in a bid to get away from the car, but Ibrahim drove at speed along another nearby road to catch them.

The judge added: "Your actions in the immediate aftermath of this deliberate collision were governed by a selfish desire to escape from the scene and involved no care for Mr Jones."

Ibrahim's brother, Abdullahi Ibrahim, also of Bonham Grove, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender and was jailed for two years and 10 months.

The court heard the 22-year-old was a back seat passenger in the Seat and was involved in efforts to hide the vehicle in the hours after the murder.