Man, 23, charged with murder of ‘Good Samaritan’ in ‘car ram attack’
Hassan Jhangur also faces five counts of attempted murder and is due to appear in court today.
A man has been charged with the murder of ‘Good Samaritan’ Chris Marriott, who was hit by a car while trying to help a stranger in Sheffield.
Hassan Jhangur, 23, also faces five counts of attempted murder and is due to appear in court today.
Dad-of-two Mr Marriott, 46, was killed after he was rammed by a car allegedly being driven at a group of people around him while giving first aid to an unconscious woman lying in the street.
His family paid tribute to ‘a wonderful husband, dad, brother, uncle – and friend to many’ in an emotional statement, adding: ‘The circumstances of his death, although tragic and unfathomable to us, his family, show the sort of man he was – to go to help rather than to turn away.’
Police said Mr Marriott was out for a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two young sons, aged eight and six, when he went to the aid of the woman just after 2pm on Wednesday on College Close, in the Burngreave area of Sheffield.
It is believed the injured woman had been injured during a fight involving several other people.
An off-duty midwife was also hurt when she stopped to help.
While Mr Marriott was providing first aid to the woman, a car collided with them both and others, police said.
Neighbours said the altercation was a dispute between two families relating to a wedding, which happened earlier on Wednesday and was celebrated at a house in College Court.
At least one man was reported to have been stabbed in the disturbance.
Another man received serious injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening and four further people, three women and a man, suffered minor injuries.
Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Knowles said: ‘This is an utterly heartbreaking case in which a Good Samaritan, who had stepped in to help a stranger in their time of need, has lost his life.’
Mr Marriott worked as IT manager for the charity Community Money Advice (CMA).
He was also heavily involved with City Church, in Sheffield, as well as the Jubilee Foodbank, Voluntary Action Sheffield, and was a trustee of MASKK (Manor and Castle After School and Kids Klubs), in the city.
Heather Keates, the founder and chief executive of CMA, said: ‘He wanted to give people hope and, therefore, he was prepared to go the extra mile for people.
‘His generosity, his care for people, his compassion for people, this was the root of who he was. He was a caring and compassionate man.’
Ms Keates said: ‘He wanted to make a difference in his community and he made a big difference.’
She said Mr Marriott was ‘completely irreplaceable’ to the charity, which runs 180 face-to-face advice centres.
He had worked as its IT manager since 2021 but had previously run one of the charity’s advice centres in Sheffield.
Ms Keates said: ‘He understood it from the IT side and he understood it from the clients’ side too.’
Mr Marriott’s brother-in-law Luke Tonge said on Facebook: ‘Our Chris was a kind man who loved his family and truly lived to help others — and our hearts are broken.
‘Please pray for my sister and their boys, and the family & friends who are grieving such an incalculable loss.’
The church group ChristCentral, which includes City Church, said in a statement that everyone was ‘deeply shocked’ by Mr Marriott’s death.
It said: ‘Chris died doing what so many will remember him for, helping others.’
And it added: ‘This is an unbelievably awful situation and we are heartbroken for the family.’
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