Sheffield man remanded in custody on suspicion of murdering father of two
Hassan Jhangur has been charged with murder and five counts of attempted murder
Last updated 30th Dec 2023
A Sheffield man has been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of a "Good Samaritan" who died after being hit by a car while trying to help a stranger in Burngreave on Wednesday.
Chris Marriott, 46, was walking with his two sons when he went to help a woman who was unconscious on the street during a disturbance in the Burngreave area of Sheffield.
As he tended to the woman on College Close, a car ploughed into the crowd, killing him and leaving a number of people injured.
Hassan Jhangur, 23, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield appeared today (Saturday 30 December) at Sheffield Magistrates' Court and has been remanded in custody. Jhangur has been charged with murder and five counts of attempted murder.
Among those injured was midwife Alison Norris who also went to help at the scene. The other victims have been named in court today as Ambreen Jhangur, Nafeesa Jhangur, Riasat Khan and Hasan Khan.
A 32-year-old woman remains in hospital in a serious condition following the incident, South Yorkshire Police have said.
In a tribute to Mr Marriott released on Friday, his family said: "Chris was a wonderful husband, dad, brother, uncle - and friend to many.
"The circumstances of his death, although tragic and unfathomable to us, his family, show the sort of man he was - to go to help rather than to turn away."
Mr Marriott worked as IT manager for the charity Community Money Advice (CMA) and was also heavily involved with City Church, in Sheffield, as well as the Jubilee Foodbank, Voluntary Action Sheffield, and was a trustee of MASKK (Manor and Castle After School and Kids Klubs), in the city.
Heather Keates, the founder and chief executive of CMA, said: "He wanted to give people hope and, therefore, he was prepared to go the extra mile for people.
"His generosity, his care for people, his compassion for people, this was the root of who he was. He was a caring and compassionate man."
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