A disqualified driver laughed as he drove over a man like 'a speed bump' then went to a takeaway to order chips.

Mohammed Fike Butt admitted murdering Jason Llanwarne and attempting to seriously injure Dean Ward and Scott Chalders by driving his car at them in a Leeds street.

The 32-year-old entered guilty pleas midway through his trial at Leeds Crown Court.

He was on trial accused of murder and accused of attempting to murder Mr Ward and Mr Chalders and dangerous driving during the incident on North Lane in Headingley on September 14 last year.

Butt admitted lesser charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and driving whilst disqualified.

The pleas were accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service and the judge directed the jury to formally find him not guilty of the remaining charges.

Butt, of Cross Flatts Avenue, Beeston, will be sentenced on Wednesday (March 31).

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The trial

During the trial, jurors heard how Butt laughed as he drove his car over Mr Llanwarne's body as he lay prone on the pavement after being deliberately knocked down.

Butt then went to a takeaway and ordered himself a portion of chips.

Prosecutors said Butt carried out the attack to teach the three men "a lesson" during a dispute over drugs.

Forensic collision investigation team go over the scene on North Lane, Headingley as part of attempted murder probe
Forensic collision investigation team go over the scene on North Lane, Headingley as they look for evidence in the ongoing investigation
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FORENSIC COLLISION INVESTIGATION TEAM GO OVER THE SCENE ON NORTH LANE, HEADINGLEY AS PART OF ATTEMPTED MURDER PROBE

Prosecutor Stephen Wood QC said Butt rammed the men with his Mazda 3 car during two separate attempts to hit them.

During the second attempt, Mr Butt collided with one of the men who was struck with such force, the car's windscreen was shattered.

The victim was carried along on the bonnet of the car and then landed on the ground, only for Mr Butt to return for a third time and run over the man's body, the court heard.

Mr Wood said: "That man laid on the pavement obviously injured, if not fatally injured, by the force of the impact.

"Having struck this male in what was plainly an obviously heavy collision, the defendant carried on driving. Not to drive away though, not to flee the scene.

"He left the pavement, went back onto the carriageway, turned the car around and drove along the carriageway before stopping, turning the vehicle again, before once more mounting the pavement and driving towards the body of the male still lying on the pavement and then quite deliberately drove his vehicle over the body of that male.

"One witness describes it as if the defendant was driving over a speed bump.

"CCTV shows the defendant, you may think, looking out of the driver's window to get a better look.

"The defendant then drove off, later abandoning his vehicle before going to a local takeaway to buy some chips."

Mr Wood added that Mr Butt had "no regard for the wellbeing" of the three men he had driven at.

He added that the prosecution's case is that he carried out the hit-and-runs to "teach the males a lesson".