Trial of men accused of murdering boy, 16, hit by car in Sheffield set to begin
The trial of three men accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy and attempting to murder three others is set to begin.
On Wednesday June 4, 2025, Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi was walking along Staniforth Road, Darnall, when he was involved in a collision with a car.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Abdullah was taken to hospital, where he died.
It is understood that the collision involved a grey Audi.
Police subsequently charged three men - Zulkernain Ahmed, aged 20, and Armaan Ahmed, 27, both of Locke Drive, Darnall, and 30-year-old Adam Mohammed, of Acres Hill Road, Darnall - with the murder of Abdullah, as well as the attempted murder of three others.
All three defendants entered not guilty pleas to the charges they face, and are now set to go on trial at Sheffield Crown Court today (Tuesday, January 13, 2026) in front of Mrs Justice Tipples.
Abdullah,16, had only arrived in England a few weeks prior to the crash, after leaving his war-torn home in Yemen.
Speaking in the days following Abdullah’s death, close relative Saleh Als said Abdullah always had a smile, and was a friendly and kind teenager, who never upset anyone.
“He was an angel,” he said.