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TikTok influencer has ‘wholly disproportionate’ double murder sentence reduced

Mahek Bukhari was jailed for life in 2023

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

TikTok influencer has double murder sentence reduced at Court of Appeal

Mahek Bukhari was jailed for life in 2023 for her involvement in the murders of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin in February 2022.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

TikTok killer Mahek Bukhari to appeal against her conviction

Former influencer was sentenced to 31 years and eight months in jail for her role in deaths of two men

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

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‘Love, obsession, extortion and murder’: The dramatic downfall of TikTok influencer who became a killer

Mahek Bukhari set a plan in motion to silence her mother’s former lover after he threatened her family with blackmail, Holly Evans writes

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

TikTok star jailed for ‘cold-blooded’ murder of mother’s lover after sex tape blackmail attempt

Mahek Bukhari and her mother Ansreen ‘lured’ Saqib Hussain to a meeting before he and his friend were ‘rammed off the road’

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

‘Love, obsession, extortion and murder’: The dramatic downfall of TikTok influencer who became a killer

Mahek Bukhari set a plan in motion to silence her mother’s former lover after he threatened her family with blackmail, Holly Evans writes

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023

Detective tells of ‘relief’ as four convicted of car chase double murder

Three others were convicted of manslaughter, with all seven defendants to be sentenced on September 1.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

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TikTok influencer guilty of murdering her mother’s young lover over sex tape blackmail attempt

Victim, 21, rammed off road with innocent driver after threatening to expose three-year affair with older woman

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

A46 crash murder trial hears of 'threat' made by TikTok star Mahek Bukhari moments before collision

The trial continues at Leicester Crown Court

Nottingham Post · Oct 28, 2022

TikTok influencer ‘set a trap’ for mother’s ex-lover, murder trial told

Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, died in a crash on the A46 near Leicester on February 11 2022.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

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