2001 Taxi driver killer sentenced to over 30 years in prison – Richard Wright QC, Simon Clegg and Holly Clegg prosecute
Park Square BarristersThe defendant Ricardo Linton was convicted of murdering taxi driver Mohammed Basharat and the attempted murder of Jamshaid Khan following a 5-week trial at Bradford Crown Court back in August.
The killing followed a minor road-rage incident over a broken wing mirror back in 2001.
Linton, who is currently serving a life sentence in the US for a fatal shooting in New York. He was given an additional life sentence today (27 September 2021) and was told that he will have to serve a minimum term of 31 years 312 days further imprisonment before he will even be considered for release by the parole board.
It will mean Linton will have spent a total of 50 years in jail since his 2003 arrest.
For media coverage of the case click here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-58706962
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