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Basildon: Uber driver Hayadulla Turkmani murder trial begins

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  • Barking and Dagenham Council worker Michael Ashton died in October 2025, eight days after being hit by a car in Langdon Hills, south Essex, prosecutors say.
  • Uber driver Hayadulla Turkmani, from Hornchurch, will go on trial today at Basildon Crown Court, charged with Mr Ashton's murder.

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