Hyde Park landlord guilty of hit and run

Two children injured in Brudenell Road crash


A Hyde Park landlord has been convicted of a hit and run which left a girl permanently disabled and her brother seriously injured.

Sabah Saleem, 11, and Rayhan, 3, were hit by a car driven by 37-year-old Mohammed Khalil Anwar on Brudenell Road in August last year.

Leeds Crown Court heard that Anwar was driving at nearly 35 mph along Brudenell Road when he collided with the two children, around 15 mph faster than the speed limit.

The Court heard that he failed to stop as he feared being attacked by local people.

Anwar admitted he did not know the speed limit was 20 mph along Brudenell, despite having regularly driven along there over the past 12 years.

He is due to be sentenced on 29 November.