Driver who killed friend in Lamborghini crash misses sentencing, prompting arrest warrant

Humaira Batool, 26, missed her sentencing hearing after being convicted of causing her friend Mohammed Shaan Hussain’s death by dangerous driving. The judge said he believed she was avoiding sentencing and issued a warrant for her arrest, while prosecutors accused her of trying to thwart justice.

The pair were travelling in a rented Lamborghini Urus on the M62 in wet conditions in December 2022, reportedly at up to 143mph, when it crashed and caught fire. Batool had initially claimed she was asleep in the passenger seat, but CCTV showed her switching places with Hussain shortly before the crash; she later admitted driving. She said a flare-up of endometriosis had taken her to A&E, while the court heard she had suffered burns and a shattered tibia in the crash.