Gun pair jailed over taxi death

Mr Khan was shot as he drove his taxi along a road in Sheffield

Two brothers who shot a taxi driver dead in a revenge attack against his son have been jailed for life.

Driver Younis Khan, 53, died after being shot while driving his cab in Sheffield in March last year.

Ashley Cohen, 25, of Clough Wood View and David Cohen, 28, of Philadelphia Gardens, both in Sheffield, will serve 33 and 31 years respectively.

Ramzan Mirza, 27, was acquitted of murder after the five-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court.

Mr Khan, a father-of-five, was killed by a single shot through the window of his car as he drove down Scott Road, in the Pitsmoor area of the city, in the early hours of 14 March 2007.

Four other bullets were found in the car and a sixth bullet missed, the court heard.

I have no forgiveness in my heart for the murderers of my husband Pervez Khan

Mr Khan struggled to continue driving after being shot but crashed into the gates of Burngreave Cemetery and was later pronounced dead in hospital.

Both brothers had planned the killing, the court heard.

They had initially wanted to kill Mr Khan's son, Imran, after finding out that he had taken a gun to David Cohen's house in revenge for trouble at a Sheffield nightclub.

Mr Khan's widow Pervez Khan said: "I have no forgiveness in my heart for the murderers of my husband.

"They may have been sent to prison, but one day they will come out and they will see their families again and be able to speak to and kiss their children.

"Younis, who was a loving husband, father and grandfather, will never be able to do so."

David Ashmore, 45, of Dykewood Drive, had already been found guilty of perverting the course of justice and was jailed for three years and six months.

Although it was not clear which of the Cohen brothers pulled the trigger they were both found guilty of the murder.