A COMPANY boss who claimed her car had been stolen after a drink-driving related hit-and-run incident, which saw a man hurt, has been given a suspended prison sentence by magistrates.

Clothing firm owner Johar Amin Chowdhry, 25, was found to be nearly twice the drink-driving limit after Aseem Isqaq was knocked down in Slade Lane, Padiham, late last year, Pennine magistrates were told.

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And as well as failing to stop at the scene of the collision, on November 28, Chowdhry was found to have called her car insurance company the next day and told them that her car had been stolen some time previously.

Chowdhry, of Higher Buttock Farm, Barley, pleaded guilty to committing fraud by false representation, failing to stop or report an accident in her Mercedes C250 car and driving with excess alcohol.

Magistrates imposed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and ordered her to complete a maximum of 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirements, under the supervision of a probation officer. She must also carry out 200 hours of community service.

And Chowdhry, who is listed as the owner of Burnley-based Beast Apparel, was also banned from driving for 24 months.