Alisha Goup: Heartbroken little brother speaks in court

Both Omar Choudhury and Hamidur Rahman have been jailed for their roles in the death of the Oldham Sixth Form College student, who was walking to college at the time of her death.

During the sentencing, statements were delivered by family members of Alisha's who paid tribute to her.

Alisha's younger brother

Alisha's younger brother said the following in court: "[Alisha] was so talented and so smart. She always helped me whenever I was struggling on homework.

"Ever since she has passed away I always feel lonely, we used to do everything together and she used to always give me sweets. She was always there for me but now I am so lonely, I miss her so much everyday.

Alisha was in sixth form at the time of her death (Image: GMP)

"When I go bed, I keep thinking about all the fun times we had together, I wish we could have those fun times again. I cry a lot in bed when I think about my sister, my best friend. I wish it was me that died and not my sister.

"The day I found about her passing away, I was devastated and wished I was just having a nightmare. On that day it took me hours for me to stop crying.

"On that day my life changed."

Alisha's parents

In a statement shared by Greater Manchester Police, Alisha's parents said: "Alisha was our first born and was the happiest moment of our life, which was the same day we got the keys to our first house, it was a double celebration.

"She was everything to us and was the reason we woke up every day and went to work to give us all a better life.

"Alisha was the most caring, selfless, sensible person you could meet. She was the glue that kept all the children together, she was always there for her parents and her siblings.

A vigil was held where Alisha died weeks after her death (Image: Newsquest)

“The dreadful news of Alisha being killed, not crossing the road but whilst walking on the pavement is hard to take as we always ensured the children all knew about road safety from a young age, little did we know none of that would matter as she was killed in a place you are supposed to be safe, the pavement.

"How are we ever supposed to let our other children walk on the pavement, we don’t let them walk to school very often, we are always worried when they leave for school now.

“Our whole world fell apart. We all cried. A part of us died that day too and we all would give anything to have our Alisha back.”

Alisha's uncle

Dilip Goup read to the court: "Alisha was a talented young girl with a bright future ahead of her, but along with that talent Alisha had kindness within her heart.

"Talent without kindness could be used for evil, but talent with the combination of kindness creates a great human being, and that is what Alisha was striving to become on a day-to-day basis.

"Alisha did not only show kindness with words but through actions, and we always held the belief; actions speaks louder than words.

"Alisha used to organise gatherings at her home whether it was a summer BBQ or a Christmas party, she always loved using any excuse to bring the family together.

"Today, I am glad I made time to attend all her invitations, little did I know her last Christmas dinner, would literally be the last one she cooked.

"It’s hard to believe a young child was more mature than many adults I encountered in my life, but that’s what made Alisha so special."