A driver has been warned he faces a "double digit" jail sentence after being found guilty of causing the death of a Powys dad in a horror crash in 2024.
A jury today found optometrist Abubakr Ben Yusaf guilty of causing the death of Rhys Jenkins by dangerous driving in the crash after he was seen speeding and repeatedly overtaking other cars between Newtown and Welshpool.
Mr Jenkins, of Deuddwr in Powys, died at the scene when the white Toyota Yaris he was driving collided with a red BMW being driven by Abubakr Ben Yusaf on the A483 between Welshpool and Newtown on November 16, 2024.
His brother Umar Ben Yusaf, who was travelling in another car close behind was cleared of dangerous driving but found guilty of causing his death by careless driving, a lesser but nonetheless serious charge in itself.
Abubakr was also convicted of causing a death while driving without insurance, and causing serious injury by dangerous driving after Mr Jenkins' son Ioan was injured in the crash. Umar was cleared of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, but guilty of a charge of doing so by careless driving.
The jury had retired to consider the verdict on Wednesday, and returned just before 12noon on Thursday (June 11) to deliver the verdicts.
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Afterwards, Abubakr was remanded in custody by Judge Timothy Petts at Mold Crown Court, while Umar was released on bail but with the condition he wear an electronic tag.
The judge told the court there will be "inevitable" prison sentences for the brothers.
"For Abubakr a very long prison sentence for what he did on that night," Judge Petts said, adding that he was "facing a sentence in double digits".
Before ending the hearing he told Umar that it is "overwhelmingly likely you will be going to prison immediately given the seriousness of the offences".
Sentencing in the case will take place on Monday, July 27, and will take one and a half hours, the judge said.
Both brothers were immediately disqualified from driving.
The court had previously heard Abubakr and his older brother Umar, 35, had been travelling home to Manchester from Aberystwyth in separate cars on the evening of the crash. Abubakr was driving a red BMW X3, while Umar was in a blue Audi.
Both men worked as optometrists in Ceredigion during the week and regularly returned home at weekends.
Evidence from roadside cameras showed the distance between the two vehicles reduced significantly during the journey - from around two minutes apart when they left Aberystwyth at 5.10pm, to less than a minute in Llanidloes, until they were just six seconds apart outside at Newtown by around 6.10pm.
The fatal collision happened near Wernllwyd Farm, just after the Horseshoes Inn between Berriew and Welshpool, shortly before 6.20pm.
Umar Yusaf's barrister Sean Minihan told the court he had already been struck off by National Health England, and requested bail for her client - which was granted, albeit he must wear an ankle tag. National Health Wales is awaiting the outcome of the case, he added.
"He has three children and despite given plenty of time to deal with matters he has not told his children," he added.
"I suspect given the seriousness of the case it could be only immediate custody"
The judge agreed to the bail, but confirmed that the outcome could only be an immediate custodial sentence.
