Teenager who rammed two cyclists then stamped on driver’s head because he thought he was from rival gang is jailed for seven years
A teenager who crashed into two cyclists and hit the driver in the head because he mistakenly thought they were members of a rival gang was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison.
Ishaaq Hurayrah, 19, used his white Toyota Corolla as a weapon when he attacked Nurridin Jama and Adam Gogarty, who were cycling along Morpeth Street in Bethnal Green.
Fellow driver Leon Callander, who did not know Hurayrah but watched the horror unfold, thought Mr Jama had been murdered and followed him in his Mercedes.
When he got out of his car to confront Hurayra, the bandit turned back towards him. Inner London Crown Court heard Hurayrah then got out of his Corolla and stamped on his head.
In a victim impact statement read to the court by prosecutor Claire Langevad, Mr Gogarty said: ‘My mental health has declined by a year and a half since the incident. I don’t leave the house. I don’t want to talk to anyone.
‘I hope the defendant is aware of the impact his actions have had on me. I have been struggling in my daily life ever since. ‘I can’t understand why he did what he did on June 14, 2025.’
Referring to Mr Callander’s evidence, the prosecutor said: ‘It describes a very great overall physical impact, including being confined to a wheelchair for a period of time.
‘He has had numerous medical appointments and surgeries. That sums up how this has completely changed my life.’
Teenager who crashed into two cyclists and hit the driver in the head has been jailed (pictured)
Ishaaq Hurayrah, 19, used his white Toyota Corolla as a weapon when he attacked Nurridin Jama and Adam Gogarty, who were cycling along Morpeth Street in Bethnal Green.
In the images taken from the scene, it can be seen that the pedestrian who was hit by a white car while reversing was thrown into the air.
A few minutes after the pedestrian falls to the ground, the car comes back towards him.
A woman can be heard screaming as she tells onlookers to “call the police” before the driver walks up to the victim and stomps on him.
Sentencing Hurayrah, Judge Vanessa Baraitser said: ‘At 9pm on June 14 last year you were driving a white Toyota Corolla. There were three other people in the vehicle with you. The first person you shot was Mr. Jama.
Mr. Jama was returning home from visiting his cousin when you hit him. He doesn’t remember anything about the coup.
‘After this Mr Jama lay motionless and unconscious for over a minute.
‘This was the force that caused the Toyota logo to break off and remain at the scene.’
Mr. Jama suffered a broken jaw, broken ribs and vertebrae, and a cut to his shin.
Judge Baraitser continued: ‘Mr Gogarty was also cycling and was on his way to see a friend. After witnessing the collision [with Mr Jama]He saw you moving towards him.
‘You hit his bike, causing it to spin 180 degrees and causing its head to hit the ground.’
Mr Callander, who was in the Silver Mercedes with his partner, thought Hurayrah had killed Mr Gogarty and chased after her, shouting: ‘You killed him!’
He got out of his car only for the teenager to come back to him.
The judge continued: ‘As he tried to stand up you accelerated and headed directly towards him.
‘This caused him to fly through the air and flip over. He lies completely still.
‘Go to where Mr. Callander lies and shoot his head.’
Following his arrest, Hurayrah claimed he thought Mr Jama and Mr Gogarty were from a rival gang after they were stabbed in 2023.
Judge Baraitser told him: ‘I accept that you did not have a very easy education, as your lawyer said.’
But he said Hurayrah used his car as an ‘extremely dangerous weapon’.
Judge Baraitser continued: ‘This was an unprovoked and senseless act of aggression against a complete stranger.
Footage shows the moment when the pedestrian crashed to the ground
‘This amounted to a spree in which you drove your car and drove into three vulnerable road users during three separate incidents within a short period of time.
‘You were affiliated with a gang in the area where you grew up. You say you came in [the victims] Judging by what they’re wearing, it’s assumed they’re gang members.’
Hurayrah, who was sentenced to a total of 86 months in a young offenders’ institute and banned from driving for seven years, yawned in the defendant’s chair.
“Yawning is something that is not very compatible with what happened,” the judge added.
Hurayrah, of Wager Street, Mile End, East London, admitted two counts of causing grievous bodily harm and one count of causing actual bodily harm.
