DEID AT SCENE: BMW driver guilty of murder after reversing over man twice in Birmingham city centre

UK News DEID AT SCENE BMW driver guilty of murder after reversing over man twice in Birmingham city centre Peter Norman A BMW driver who deliberately reversed over a 27-year-old man twice before fleeing the scene in Birmingham city centre has been found guilty of murder.

Momodou Johm, of Lodge Causeway, Bristol, was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday (13 November) following the death of Adisu Chala, who was struck by a white BMW in the early hours of 20 April 2026.

Mr Chala had been out with friends when the vehicle clipped his leg as he walked along Mott Street. He followed the BMW for a short distance and banged his hands against the driver’s door.

Johm reversed into Mr Chala, knocking him to the ground, before driving forward and reversing over him a second time. He then drove away, leaving him seriously injured in the road.

Emergency services were called at 12.41am, with West Midlands Police officers arriving three minutes later. They found Mr Chala unresponsive in the road.

Despite efforts by paramedics and medics to save his life, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The BMW was found abandoned nearby and recovered the following day. Detectives gathered witness statements, analysed CCTV and examined the car, recovering a fingerprint that matched Johm.

Detective Inspector Nigel Box, from West Midlands Police’s Homicide Team, said: “This case saw a car being used as a weapon, a weapon which inflicted such serious injuries that the victim sadly died.”

He added: “The man who drove that car and inflicted those injuries has rightly been convicted of murder and we hope that this brings some comfort to Mr Chala’s loved ones.”

In a tribute after his death, Mr Chala’s family said: “Adisu was the youngest member of our family, deeply loved and cherished by all of us.”

They remembered his generosity, warmth, sense of humour and care for others, and added: “No one should ever have to go through such a tragedy, and Adisu did not deserve to lose his life in this way.”

Johm is due to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday, 20 November 2026.

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