Police name two men killed in A46 crash after a Birmingham woman is charged with murder

Two men who died following a collision on the A46 near the Six Hills junction in Leicestershire have been named by police.

The victims are Saqib Hussain, 21, and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, 21, both from Banbury, Oxfordshire.

They died following the collision which happened at around 1.30am on Friday 11 February.

Five people, including a woman from Birmingham, have been charged with murder in connection with the incident.

Natasha Akhtar, 21, of Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, Ansreen Bukhari, 45, and Mahek Bukhari, 22, both of George Eardley Close, Stoke, were charged on Monday with murder.

They appeared in front of Leicester magistrates on Tuesday (15 February).

Raees Jamal, 21, of Lingdale Close, Leicester, and Rekan Karwan, 28, of Tomlin Road, Leicester, were both charged on Tuesday with murder.

They have been remanded into custody to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court today (16 February).

A 20-year-old man arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder, has been released from police custody with no further action to be taken.

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