Humaira Batool jailed for 10 years over fatal Lamborghini crash

Humaira Batool was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for causing her friend Mohammed Shaan Hussain’s death by dangerous driving, after being arrested at hospital when she missed her scheduled sentencing hearing the previous day. Leeds Crown Court also banned her from driving for 10 years, with an extended retest required before she can drive again. Batool, 26, had been due to be sentenced on November 2 but did not attend court. Her barrister, Richard Dawson, said an endometriosis flare-up had led her to attend A&E. Prosecutor Christopher Dunn alleged the hospital visit was a ruse to avoid sentencing. The medical circumstances were not independently established in the court accounts. Judge Ray Singh issued a bench warrant after concluding Batool was avoiding being dealt with by the court. She was arrested at the hospital and brought before the court, then remanded in custody overnight. The judge said there was a significant risk she would not return if released on bail. Sentencing took place at Leeds Crown Court on November 3. Batool was convicted in September of causing Hussain’s death by dangerous driving. The fatal collision occurred on the M62 in West Yorkshire in...