Mubashar Hussain crushed traffic officer Gaz Phillips in an unmarked police BMW in Moseley on August 10. (Image: PA)(Image: PA)PC Phillips, 42, was responding to reports of a car theft at 4pm after a Range Rover Sport was taken from a car park in Tyseley. Today it can be revealed that Hussain has four previous convictions for dangerous driving and has also been jailed for car theft and conspiring to steal motor vehicles. (Image: SWNS)Hussain's co-defendant, Ahsan Ghafoor, who threw a brick towards a police car, was jailed for 28 months after admitting two counts of car theft and three other offences including dangerous driving. Judge Wall told Hussain he will serve at least two-thirds of the 12-year sentence - and be required to spend an extended five-year period on licence following his eventual release.

Source: Daily Mirror October 15, 2019 15:59 UTC