How a work of kindness puts the passerby in the path of the killer driver

Just two days after Christmas 2023, when Chris Marriott stepped to help a stranger selflessly – a decision that caused him to be badly hit by a car used by Hassan Zhangur, his driver as a weapon. The final task of the 46-year-old kindness that came out is no surprise for those who knew the father-in-two of Sheffield, who have since been described as “modern day good Samari”.

Mr. Marriott’s life was tragically cut off on 27 December, a wet and depressed on Wednesday, inspired him after a sudden break in the season, as well as Bryoni – his 16 -year -old wife – and his two children, to go out to walk in Berngrav.

Midwife Ellison Noris and his family similarly took the opportunity to get some fresh air and walk their dog.

Both his routes took him to the previous college, and it was there that they all came to Nafisa Zhangur, who were lying in the road.

Mr. Marriott and Ms. Noris ran to help – an innate work of public spirit that unknowingly puts them in the midst of an unstable family dispute.

“I later came to know that her name was Chris,” Ms. Noris told the BBC.

“I didn’t know him, but I remember he was very intelligent.”

Recalling the scene, Ms. Noris said that Mr. Marriott said that “she was breathing, was investigated, there was a pulse, called an ambulance”.

“I was calming down thinking,” Okay, we just need to keep it stable until the ambulance comes, “he said.

However, Ms. Noris said that as she and Mr. Marriott went to Ms. Zhangur, she noticed that a “bright burnt” car was moving directly towards her.

The car operated by Hasan Jhangur first killed Riyasat Khan, before the group of people gathered around Zhangur’s sister.

“Chris’s back was for the car and I was facing it,” said Ms. Noris.

“I think it would have been me if we were round in another way.

“I could not see her that the way the car came between us and I remember, ‘I hope that all is well, I hope that all is well, I hope that all that is fine.”

Mr. Marriott died on the spot, while Mr. Khan, Zhangur’s sister Nafisa, her mother Ambin and Ms. Noris all suffered serious injuries.

A long test in the Sheffield Crown Court, which has just been completed, heard that the horrific scenes continued.

The jury was told that Zhangur, who is now 25 years old, got out of the car and Hasan Khan, his new brother -in -law, stabbed her head and chest several times.

The court heard that Mr. Khan married Amani Zhangur that morning, amidst serious tension between the families at its time and at the place.

Hasan Zhangur was found guilty of murder after a long trialAlong with the intention, three counts of serious physical damage and injuries with intentions.

His father Mohammad Zhangur, 57, was convicted of completing the curriculum of justice.

Considering what happened, Ms. Noris said that the tragedy reminds how anger and the desire to take revenge can give rise to destructive consequences.

“We all have time when we are bitter, angry and frightened,” he said.

“We don’t have to take action on it. We can investigate ourselves, then work with our best thinking, our kindness and our mutual respect.”

After the attack, Ms. Noris said it was the support of her community that took her and her family through the “The Dark Times”.

“When I was shocked and injured, friends of all communities changed and drove the dog, and brought food.

“They sat with me and offered to go with us when it was difficult to walk from the scene,” she said.

Ms. Noris recalled a small but powerful moment of recovery: riding her bicycle for the first time after overcoming her fear of traffic that emerged after events in Berngrav.

He explained that one of the local taxi drivers saw him, stopped and clapped, actually pleased with his progress.

“People’s kindness was humble,” she said.

A memorial service for Mr. Marriott reflected deep love and respect, which he inspired in both congregations in the City Church Sheffield, of which he was a member, and also between those.

He was a stable appearance, described as someone that people could trust, and a natural bridge-bedr that brought people together.

Friends remembered him as a person like a person who would take only one day’s work to feel unwell – a person whose calm work said about his character.

Ben Gibins, a friend of Mr. Marriott, about 30 years old, said: “Chris was just a great man.

“From your conversation with him, you were always feeling love and took care of him, and you always had a laugh, always a joke.”

Mr. Gibins said that when the death of Mr. Marriott left a huge hole in his life, he would be inspired by his friend’s decision to help someone’s needs.

He said, “I can’t think of anything else, which I should do, or can do, but I am doing the same thing and being a good samari, and hopefully, in some small way, it is making a difference in the lives of other people,” he said.

Meanwhile, in Jubilee+, an anti-Christian-poverty organization where Mr. Marriott worked as a conference administrator for many years, his disadvantage has also been felt deeply.

Chief Executive Officer Natalie Williams said: “When I heard how Chris died, my first idea was that it was in focus on him.

“It was no surprise for me that he died of helping someone else.

“Chris was a man of very, very strong belief, and his faith in Jesus wanted him to be a good Samari in all areas of his life.

“It was not just one thing for him. It was a day-to-day decision to do good for other people.”

Graham Payaman, director of Christians, who worked with Mr. Marriott for more than a decade, compared his works Bible parable of good samariWho helped an injured stranger.

Mr. Payamain described Mr. Marriott as a “modern day version of that”.

“I think we can all learn something from Chris’ life,” he explained.

“Whether you are a person of faith or not, just the attitude of putting other people before yourself is definitely something that he lived and in fact, sadly the way he died.”