11/06/2026
EUOG | Canfod brodyr yn euog o achosi marwolaeth tad o Bowys mewn râs ‘ddi-hid’ ⬇️
Two brothers have been found guilty of causing the death of a well-known dad and rugby coach from Powys after their ‘reckless’ race ended in a head-on collision.
Abubakr Yusaf and Umar Yusaf denied that the manner of their driving was responsible for the death of Rhys Jenkins, and the serious injury of his son, however the strength of evidence gathered by Dyfed-Powys Police proved the brothers were to blame.
In an eight-day trial, Mold Crown Court heard how Abubakr, 30 and Umar, 34 were driving home from Aberystwyth to Manchester in separate cars when they started to race one another.
Witnesses said they had seen the brothers complete highly dangerous overtakes along the stretch of road, driving at excessive speed, tailgating, and flashing their headlights at other cars in an attempt to get past.
Shortly after both brothers took a bend in the road on the wrong side of the carriageway, Abubakr’s BMW collided head-on with a Toyota being driven by Rhys Jenkins on the Belan straight.
As other drivers stopped to help the dad and his son, both the brothers fled the scene in Umar’s Audi S4.
Emergency services attended, and Mr Jenkins was tragically confirmed to have died from catastrophic injuries. His nine-year-old son, who had been a passenger in the car, was air lifted to hospital, where he spent 10 days being treated for his injuries.
Within 40 minutes of the collision, 34-year-old Umar Yusaf drove back to the scene and told a PCSO the person responsible was with him.
The brothers were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and an investigation was launched by Dyfed-Powys Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit.
Statements from a number of witnesses described the brothers’ manner of driving as ‘reckless’, ‘erratic’, and consistent with racing. It was determined that while Umar’s car was not directly involved in the collision, the ‘competitive’ nature of his driving with his brother contributed significantly to the fatal incident.
The brothers were charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.
Abubakr Yusaf was also charged with causing death while uninsured, drug driving and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
Abubakr Yusaf was today found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and causing death whilst uninsured.
Umar Yusaf was found guilty of causing death by careless driving and causing serious injury by careless driving.
They will be sentenced on Monday 27 July 2026.
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