Zain Iqbal is a pathetic little weasel who undertook another car and – as a result of his non-existent road skills (which he probably thought were brilliant) – smashed into a taxi. This is what Iqbal’s actions resulted in…
A pedestrian, Gary Booth, was pinned against railings by the cab that Iqbal sent spinning off the road. He suffered leg fractures and needed a skin graft. His previous job as a ski instructor is probably over.
Pregnant Wei Liu was a passenger in the taxi. She had to have an emergency caesarean a month before the baby was due. She suffered a torn aorta, and fractures to her pelvis, ribs, and face. She also suffered a punctured lung and has scarring, as well as bleeding on the brain. A blood clot near her kidney may need surgery, and she has trouble with her balance now. There are also issues with the “bonding” between her and her son.
Wei’s boyfriend, Geng Liu, was also in the taxi. He sustained a punctured lung and rib fractures. The taxi driver and another passenger sustained minor injuries.
You don’t need to be a genius to work out what sort of speed Iqbal was doing to cause such damage – and this occurred on Great Ancoats Street in Manchester, which is a built-up town centre area not far from the MEN Arena. The vile scumbag’s lawyer claimed:
…his client felt “overwhelming guilt” that he had “ruined lives”.
What a load of crap. He was just sorry he got caught. If it wasn’t for luck – if you can call it that, as far as the Lius and Gary Booth are concerned – he could easily have killed five people. He nearly did.
The sentence is quite laughable. Iqbal has been put away for a mere two years and four months, so he’ll be out before next summer, most likely. He’s also been banned from driving for a paltry four months (it should be a lifetime ban). British Law strikes again.