Jail for Muslims Enforcing 'No-Go' Area...

TWO young Asian men were yesterday (Thurs) locked up for an unprovoked attack on a white man walking home through Savile Town.

Supporters shouted abuse at the judge as Sohail Hussain, 19, and 20-year-old Ali Mushtaq were sent to a young offenders’ institution.Hussain, who was armed with a knuckle duster, attacked Robert Dyson in Savile Road on October 23 last year.

A racial motive was ruled out by the court because the attackers were too drunk to know what they were doing.

As Judge James Spencer QC sentenced Hussain to three-and-a-half years and Mushtaq to 12 months, supporters started kicking their feet against wooden benches in the public gallery at Leeds Crown Court.One man banged his fists repeatedly on a table and a woman stood up and shouted: “This is not justice, this is bull****.”The supporters then fled court, some in tears.

Hussain, of Headfield Road, Savile Town, admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and carrying a knuckle duster.

Mushtaq, who is from Huddersfield, pleaded guilty to GBH without intent.

Chris Aspinall, prosecuting, said Mr Dyson was set upon in an unprovoked attack as he walked home.

He suffered one-inch cuts to his nose and left ear which needed stitches.Mr Aspinall told the court the attack was not racially-motivated because the accused were too drunk.

Anastasi Tasou, for Hussain, and Andrew Dalton, for Mushtaq, argued for community sentences and said their clients would pay Mr Dyson compensation.

But Judge Spencer said: “This was an offence so serious that this court cannot overlook it.”

The judge told Hussain and Mustaq: “You have perpetrated a violent attack but your precise motivation is not known because the prosecution accepts it was not racially-motivated due to the quantity of drink consumed.”

On Hussain, Judge Spencer added: “It is possible you were trying to show off to some girls in a nearby park.“But the fact that you had gone out armed with a knuckle duster shows you intended to commit violence.”

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