Who is Mahek Bukhari and what happened in car crash with Natasha Akhtar and mum Ansreen?...

A TIKTOK star has been charged with murder after a car crash in Leicestershire.

Influencer Mahek Bukhari, 22, along with her mother and friend appeared in court following the death of two men on the A46.

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Who is Mahek Bukhari?

Bukhari, from Stoke, Staffordshire, has more than 126,000 followers on popular social media platform TikTok.

On top of this she has a following of 43,000 on Instagram.

She posts videos of her life including showing off outfits, make-up and handbags.

Her mother Ansreen Bukhari, 45, also appears in videos with her and the two are very close.

Bukhari even posted a TikTok captioned 'Having an elite relationship with your mother'.

What happened in the car crash with Ansreen Bukhari and Natasha Akhtar?

Bukhari, her mother and her friend Natasha Akhtar, 21, from Birmingham, have been charged with murder after a crash on the A46 in the early hours of Friday, February 11 2022.

A grey Audi TT and a blue Seat Leon were spotted in the area, with a silver Skoda Fabia crashing into a central reservation.

Tragically, Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin and Saqib Hussain, were killed when their car hit the central reservation.

Bukhari, her mother, and Akhtar, face double murder charges and await trial.

Their pre-trial preparation hearing is set for March 28, 2022.

Police have asked for anyone with dashcam footage from the area to come forward.