{"id":515407,"date":"2026-04-06T06:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515407\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T06:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:48:18","slug":"beloved-wife-25-killed-after-horror-on-manchester-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515407\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved wife, 25, killed after horror on Manchester street"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aliya Mulla was killed by a speeding driver on Moss Lane East in 2023<\/p>\n

16:47, 05 Apr 2026Updated 17:30, 05 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

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Rio Romano Haughton’s police mugshot (Image: Greater Manchester Police )<\/p>\n

The husband of a woman tragically killed by a man driving at more than triple the speed limit has issued a plea for people to ‘think twice’ when they get behind the wheel. November 6, 2023, had been an ordinary Monday evening and Omar Mamsa was driving through Moss Side<\/a> with his wife Aliya Mulla in the passenger seat.<\/p>\n

As they made their way along Moss Lane East, a black BMW came careering around a bend in the road behind them and collided with their vehicle. It was sent flying into the railings opposite.<\/p>\n

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Despite the best efforts of emergency services, 25-year-old Aliya tragically died of her injuries in the early hours of the following day. More than two-and-a-half years on, the person responsible has finally seen justice – and her loved ones are beginning to make sense of what happened.<\/p>\n

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The scene of the crash (Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Last Monday (March 23), Rio Romano Haughton was sentenced to seven years in prison <\/a>for causing death by dangerous driving. The 38-year-old, of Horace Barnes Close in Manchester, was also issued a driving ban for eight years and three months, after which he must retake an extended retest.<\/p>\n

It’s been a long process for Aliya’s husband, Omar. The couple had been married for around a year and a half when the fatal crash took place. “We were due to receive the keys to our new home that week,” Omar said. “It’s left a shattering void in my life. Every day I live with the trauma of what happened and carry the pain with me.”<\/p>\n

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The scene of the crash (Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Aliya grew up in Preston and went on to work as an audiologist. “She loved her work, she took great pride in making a difference in people’s lives,” Omar said. “It was a reflection of who she was as a person.<\/p>\n

“She was loved by everyone who had the privilege of knowing her. She always put others before herself and would help anyone without any hesitation.”<\/p>\n

“It’s been incredibly difficult to cope with,” he continued. “We had so many plans for the future together, that were suddenly snatched away.<\/p>\n

“Alia will always remain in my heart. While a sentence may one day come to an end, the pain of losing her never will. What I really want is for people to think twice before driving dangerously – to understand that, the moment they sit behind the wheel, they are in control of something that can be a lethal weapon.<\/p>\n

“My hope is that anyone who reads or comes across this story will think twice before speeding and consider the profound impact their actions and choices can have on others.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aliya Mulla was killed by a speeding driver on Moss Lane East in 2023 16:47, 05 Apr 2026Updated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2193,1343,59,57,58,59224,50,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-515407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-kingdom","8":"tag-bolton","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-gb","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-greatbritain","13":"tag-moss-side","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}