After crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis, a 24-year-old Nigerian man was found guilty of the m3rder of a woman he attacked at random on a street in Leicester, UK.

On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in the late afternoon on Infirmary Road in Leicester, 56-year-old Nila Patel was b√utally atta@cked by Chukwuemeka Michael Ahanonu.

Just minutes earlier, Ahanonu, had crashed his car in the area after driving erratically and dangerously around the city centre which included swerving across lanes, driving through traffic lights, towards a bus stop where people were waiting and pedestrians crossing the road.

Patel, who was described as a “beautiful, vibrant soul” and “one of the most kind-hearted people you could ever meet” by her family had been on a bus in the area at the time of the collision. 

She had got off the bus and started to walk home when the attack happened.

Security officers from the nearby Leicester Royal Infirmary had rushed out to the scene where they managed to restrain Ahanonu until police arrived. 

Medical staff from the hospital also provided emergency medical support to Ms Patel who was taken to hospital with injuries including a fractured skull and a brain injury. She sadly d!ed in hospital two days later.

Ahanonu was arrested at the scene and an investigation was launched by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit Major Incident Team. 

Following Ms Patel’s d3ath on Thursday 26 June 2025, Ahanonu was re-arrested on suspicion of m8rder.

On Monday, March 23, 2026 following a trial at Leicester Crown Court, Ahanonu, of Dover Street, Leicester, was found guilty by a jury of the m8rder of Ms Patel.