A 41-year-old man, Mohammed Azim, is accused of murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend, Lily Whitehouse, after an incident in Oldbury last year involving a flatbed recovery truck. According to reports, prosecutors allege Azim used the vehicle to crush Whitehouse against a lamppost during an argument. Azim denies the accusation and tells the court he panicked after seeing someone else and initially made up a hit-and-run account. One version described by police and reported by outlets says he claims he saw another person hit Whitehouse and then left the scene, and that he later maintained this explanation. The court is therefore hearing contrasting accounts: the prosecution’s allegation that the truck was used to cause Whitehouse’s injuries, and Azim’s position that he fabricated the hit-and-run story in the aftermath of the incident because he was afraid or overwhelmed. The case is being heard in court, with details of events and competing witness accounts to be considered.
Man accused of killing girlfriend with truck tells court he panicked and lied
A 41-year-old man, Mohammed Azim, is accused of murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend, Lily Whitehouse, after an incident in Oldbury last year involving a flatbed recovery truck. According to reports,...
- Mohammed Azim, 41, is accused of murdering 19-year-old Lily Whitehouse.
- The incident takes place in Oldbury last year and involves a recovery truck or flatbed vehicle.
- Prosecutors allege Azim crushes Whitehouse against a lamppost during an argument.
- Azim says he panicked and made up a hit-and-run account.
- One account Azim gives is that he saw someone else hit Whitehouse and then leave the scene.
Recovery truck driver Mohammed Azim is accused of murdering 19-year-old Lily Whitehouse
11 hours agoMohammed Azim is accused of using his flatbed truck as a 'weapon' to pin 19-year-old Lily Whitehouse to a lamppost during an argument in Oldbury last year.
12 hours agoMohammed Azim told police he saw someone else hit Lily Whitehouse, then leave the scene
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