Four men have been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash in which a dad and son were injured as they walked home from prayers at a city mosque.
The men, who are in their early 20s, were arrested at an addresses in Leicester last Wednesday. They are being questioned by police about the collision in the Humberstone Road area of the city in the early hours of Thursday, May 30.
Mazoomy Mohamed and his 15-year-old son, Aakif, were hit as they walked home from late-night prayers at the nearby Masjid At-Taqwa mosque, in Harewood Street.
Aakif suffered a minor injury, but father's injuries were far more serious. Mr Mohamed remains in hospital with "life-changing injuries", Leicestershire Police confirmed.
Mazoomy’s brother Manaz last month filmed an emotionally-charged appeal for anyone with any information to speak up. He said: “We humbly make this appeal for any information about the driver of the car or the whereabouts of the car to come forward. The perpetrator is somewhere among us. Please come forward and help us to find the person who ruined my lovely family’s life. This should not have happened and should not happen to any other human being. We beg anyone with even the smallest amount of information to please come forward and pass on what you know to police.”
In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "One of the men, aged 23, and from Leicester has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice.
"This man was previously arrested in May on suspicion of the same offences in connection to the incident and released under investigation at the time. The other arrests made are two men, aged 24, and both of Leicester, who have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and a man, aged 23, of Leicester, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender."
Despite some initial reports to the contrary, police have emphasised that the incident is not being treated as terrorist-related.
