The driver of the car involved in a crash that k!lled two friends of Anthony Joshua has appeared in court again.
Joshua’s personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength coach, Sina Ghami, were killed when their vehicle ploughed into a stationary lorry near Lagos on December 29.
The former heavyweight champion, 36, was rushed to the hospital with injuries but survived the devastating crash.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, appeared at Sagamu Magistrates Court in Ogun state near Lagos today, when his case was adjourned to March 13.
The dad-of-three had previously appeared in court on January 20, charged with causing death by dangerous driving and reckless and negligent driving.
Kayode, who has yet to enter a plea, faces further charges of driving without due care and driving without a valid driver’s license and faces life in prison.
Prosecutors told the court they needed more time to compile evidence.
Joshua narrowly escaped death in the terrifying collision, making a “miraculous” recovery before being discharged from the hospital on New Year’s Eve.
Joshua, 36, paid a heartfelt tribute to his friends after the crash and vowed: ‘My goal is to help their families and to help them achieve their goals, even though they may not be here in the physical.
‘I will be saying my prayers, and I’m going to help them fulfil their dreams for their families. It’s not only me though helping. There’s a whole team working on that stuff.
He added: ‘There is a whole system that will be helping fulfil their legacy, fulfil their dreams. But I know in my corner of the world, I know what I’m doing, and I know what we’re gonna do to continue there.
‘I’m gonna do what’s right by their family. It’s about what’s important to me, and they’re very important players, very important team, with very important friends and two of my brothers.’
Joshua has also had the names tattooed on his right arm.
