Mahek Bukhari, 23, is believed to have have plotted the murder of Saqib Hussain, 21, in order to stop him from sending revenge porn images of her mother
A TikTok star has been accused of killing her mother's lover ''after he threatened her with a revenge porn sex tape'' in an alleged blackmail warning, a court heard.
Jurors heard that Mahek had hinted at her revenge plot over a message sent to her mother on WhatsApp as she vowed to get Saqib ''jumped by guys'' and added: ''"He won't know what day it is". The two men, of Banbury, Oxon, were killed instantly when their Skoda Fabia hit a tree at high speed and split into two on the A46 in Leicester.
They have gone on trial along with Raees Jamal, 22, Rekan Karwan, 28, Mohammed Patel, 20, Sanaf Gulammustafa, 22 and Ameer Jamal, 27, who face the same charges. Opening the case at Leicester Crown Court, prosecutor Collingwood Thompson KC told the jury it was a case about "love, obsession, anger, attempts at extortion and murder".
Saqib's mobile phone was destroyed in the fire, but police were able to retrieve data from the iCloud. Mr Thompson added: "The police were able to obtain access to his information on the iCloud form his phone and this is how the police pieced together their relationship. "He threatened to send the sexually explicit Instagram material to her husband and son if she did not contact him." Jurors also heard WhatsApp messages were sent between Ansreen and Mahek Bukhari about Saqib's constant messaging.
"It could have also affected Mahek's relationship with her father because she knew about the affair. Mahek was a social influencer and had a large following on TikTok."