Senseless Birmingham Road Rage Murder: Ebiker Killed After Doing Wheelie

By Jason KingBy Jason King

Wednesday 19 February 2025

Two Men Convicted After Senseless Road Rage MurderTwo Men Convicted After Senseless Road Rage Murder

A driver who deliberately chased down and killed an e-bike rider in Birmingham in a chilling act of road rage has been convicted of murder.

Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, pursued Liam Jones, 22, through the streets of Yardley before ramming his bike twice and sending him crashing into a concrete bollard. Liam suffered fatal chest and abdominal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The attack was apparently triggered by Ibrahim’s anger at Liam performing a wheelie. Moments earlier, Ibrahim had spotted him and a friend riding e-bikes on Coventry Road just after 11:30pm on August 1, 2023. Turning his Seat Leon around at a roundabout, he began tailing them.

At first, none of the vehicles were travelling at speed. But after Liam’s ‘showboating,’ Ibrahim’s pursuit became more aggressive. The cyclists attempted to escape, even riding the wrong way down a one-way street, but Ibrahim relentlessly chased them down Moat Lane.

He struck Liam’s bike twice, sending him into the bollard. Showing complete disregard for the dying victim, Ibrahim then drove over the wrecked e-bike, made a U-turn, and fled.

Instead of reporting the incident, Ibrahim parked his car in Sparkbrook while his brother and passenger, Abdullahi Ibrahim, 21, called a taxi. The pair even stopped at a shop on Coventry Road before splitting up. The Seat was later abandoned in Hingeston Street near the Jewellery Quarter.

West Midlands Police quickly identified the car and visited the brothers’ home in Yardley. Ibrahim lied repeatedly, claiming the vehicle had been parked elsewhere hours earlier.

He later admitted manslaughter, but prosecutors rejected his plea, pursuing a murder charge instead. A jury at Birmingham Crown Court found him guilty on Monday, February 17. His brother had already pleaded guilty to assisting an offender and will be sentenced alongside him on March 26.

Detective Inspector Nick Barnes, from the homicide unit, said: “Abdirahman Ibrahim was intent on causing harm to Liam. He followed the riders when he could have turned off at any point.

“This was not a case of racing gone wrong, but of menacing pursuit. We believe he was angered by Liam’s showboating and wanted to teach him a lesson.