Asad Shakil, 23, was explicitly ordered to keep away from the West Midlands as part of his bail conditions. However, on the evening of January 21, he was spotted speeding through Rowley Regis in a black rental Audi RS3, flouting the court-imposed restrictions.
A police patrol car noticed Shakil’s vehicle exceeding the 30mph speed limit and initiated a pursuit with lights flashing. CCTV footage presented at Wolverhampton Crown Court captured the dramatic chase as Shakil drove over 50mph initially and eventually reached speeds exceeding 80mph.
Though Shakil briefly evaded police, the chase ended when he crashed the Audi into a telegraph pole outside a residential property. Attempting to flee the scene on foot, he was caught after getting trapped climbing a metal railing in a nearby churchyard.
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Prosecutor Naomi Nelson-Cofie highlighted that Shakil was on bail and barred from entering the West Midlands when the incident occurred. Defense counsel Babir Adris acknowledged that Shakil had hired the car for the day but could offer no justification for his actions.
On February 27, Wolverhampton Crown Court sentenced Shakil of Sprydon Walk, Nottingham, to 10 months imprisonment for dangerous driving. Additionally, he received a five-month consecutive sentence for assaulting a man in Dudley town centre alongside his father, Shakil Janjua, who avoided jail with a suspended sentence.
The case underscores the consequences of breaching bail conditions and engaging in reckless behavior that endangers public safety.