A teenage girl pleaded guilty to the murder of a Pakistani immigrant Uber Eats driver, whose car she stole and crashed, killing him as he fought in Washington DC.
Two girls, 13 and 15, killed Mohammad Anwar, 66, while he was working with Uber Eats delivering food on March 23, according to a report in The Daily Mail.
In return for pleading guilty to murder, other charges - armed carjacking, robbery and aggravated reckless driving - were dropped against the 15-year-old.
She will be sentenced on June 4 and, as part of the deal, will serve a maximum of six years, until she is 21, a court spokesman told The Washington Post.
The case against the 13-year-old is yet to resolve, and a hearing is scheduled for May 17, the report added. One of the girls is from the DC and the other is from neighboring Fort Washington, Maryland.
According to reports, the girls got in to Anwar's car at the Navy Yard Metro station about 4:30pm. He then drove a short distance to the streets close to Nationals Park before a struggle broke out with the two girls, one of whom was armed with a taser.
A video of the incident shows the encounter unfolding in a minute and a half, ending with Anwar's Honda Accord on its side, the girls climbing out and a fatally injured Anwar sprawled and motionless on the sidewalk.
The 90-second clip begins with Anwar struggling to regain control of his car after the two girls made their way inside.
"They're thieves," he is heard saying, as he attempts to pull the girl out of the driver seat of the parked car.
The girl then accelerated while Anwar is still hanging off from the left side of the car, sending the vehicle speeding down the road. The Honda flipped on its side after hitting something and causing Anwar to be ejected onto the sidewalk, reports said.
Two National Guardsmen who were in the area removed the juvenile suspects from the overturned car and detained them until police responded to the scene and arrested them
The bystander filming the incident runs over to the site of the crash to find the car rolled over and the two girls climbing out of the wreckage.
Anwar was eventually rushed to a hospital but could not be saved.
He moved to the US in 2014 and was living in suburban Springfield, Virginia, his family said.
He was described in a GoFundMe post as 'a hard-working Pakistani immigrant who came to the US to create a better life for him and his family'.
The GoFundMe campaign, launched on behalf of his family, had raised more than $1 million to cover the costs of a funeral and to provide for his survivors.
"Anwar was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend who always provided a smile when you needed one," the family told The Post.
"Words can not describe how our family is feeling currently. Devastation, confusion, shock, anger, heartache, and anguish are just a few that come to mind."
Meanwhile, the mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, tweeted then deleted a 'tone deaf' message advising people on how to prevent auto theft, five days after Anwar's killing.
The tweet drew outrage from critics who called it 'tone deaf' in light of Anwar's death.
Moglai Bap and Mo Chara of Kneecap perform at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Police may probe anti-Israel comments at Glastonbury
BRITISH police said they were considering whether to launch an investigation after performers at Glastonbury Festival made anti-Israel comments during their shows.
"We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury Festival this afternoon," Avon and Somerset Police, in western England, said on X late on Saturday (28).
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap and punk duo Bob Vylan made anti-Israeli chants in separate shows on the West Holts stage on Saturday. One of the members of Bob Vylan chanted "Death, death, to the IDF" in a reference to the Israel Defense Forces.
"Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation," the police statement said.
The Israeli Embassy in Britain said it was "deeply disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric expressed on stage at the Glastonbury Festival".
Prime minister Keir Starmer said earlier this month it was "not appropriate" for Kneecap to appear at Glastonbury.
The band's frontman Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terrorism offence last month for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah at a concert in November. He has denied the charge.
A British government minister said it was appalling that the anti-Israel chants had been made at Glastonbury, and that the festival's organisers and the BBC broadcaster - which is showing the event - had questions to answer.
Health secretary Wes Streeting said he was also appalled by violence committed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
"I'd also say to the Israeli Embassy, get your own house in order in terms of the conduct of your own citizens and the settlers in the West Bank," Streeting told Sky News.
"I wish they'd take the violence of their own citizens towards Palestinians more seriously," he said.
(Reuters)