Brighton seafront murder: Iftekhar Khondaker found guilty

Iftekhar Khondaker put his foot on the accelerator of his father’s BMW and mowed down Suel Delgado, Azaan Khan, and Raja Zakir Khan in Brighton.

The 40mph crash caused the death of Mr Delgado, 20, and left the other young men with life changing injuries.

After 16 hours a jury found 34-year-old Khondaker guilty of murder and attempted murder.

He had claimed he did not see the men walking away down the road and that the horror incident on December 1, 2019 was an accident.

But the jury found him guilty of the murder of Mr Delgado and attempted murder of the Khans.

Judge Christine Laing QC told him he now faces life in prison.

The scene in Brighton after the incident in Marine Parade where Suel Delgado was killed in a suspected hit and run

His brother Irfan Khondaker, 27, was found guilty of assisting an offender by booking himself and his brother a taxi to leave Brighton when he knew his brother had committed an offence.

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Police closed the A259 at Marine Parade in Brighton for three days while the crash was investigated.

The incident started after a fight broke out between the Khondakers who were with their friend Umesh Ravinthan, and the group from Crawley including Suel Delgado.

Suel Delgado was killed in the alleged hit and run in Marine Parade, Brighton

Mr Delgado and the Khans were out to celebrate the birthday of Amaan Alyas with Umar Khan and two others when fighting broke out.

The two groups went down the seafront attacking each other with belts from outside the Queens Hotel all the way to the Sea Life Centre.

Iftekhar Khondaker claimed he had been attacked and was bleeding.

But he was also shown on CCTV attacking Suel Delgado on the ground, kicking and punching him along with Irfan.

They gave Suel "a pasting", the court heard.

The vehicle driven by Iftekhar Khondaker that led to the death of Suel Delgado in Brighton. Khondaker denies driving at a group of men deliberately in order to kill them

But the groups separated, and the Khondakers fled back to their parked car.

Everyone thought the incident was over.

But then, despite being over the drink drive limit, Khondaker saw the men crossing the road and accelerated into them.

He struck three of the men, causing devastating injuries.

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The BMW was then seen driving away and was abandoned in Middle Street, Brighton, while the Khondakers went home to Caithness Road, Mitcham.

Judge Laing QC said she will sentence the brothers for the crime next week.