A son of two landlords has been put behind bars for 10 years, after he deliberately ran over a tenant following a heated dispute over rent.
Mr Shahid Hussain drove his vehicle at Muhammed Pervez outside the rented accommodation in Bradford in July 2014. As a result, the victim was left with injuries to his jaw, cheekbone, eye socket, teeth and nose. In addition, he was left with severe bruising to his hands, back, legs and torso.
Guilty
As a result of his attack, Mr Hussain was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. In addition, Hussain and brother-in-law, Mohammed Khurshid were found guilty of two charges of committing an act intending to pervert the course of public justice after the pair threatened and abused witnesses at the scene of the crime.
The court heard that Mr Pervez was involved in a confrontation with Hussain, after he had gone to collect rent on behalf of his parents, the landlords of the property. The Bradford Telegraph & Argus reports that Mr Hussain drove his car at Mr Pervez before reversing the vehicle back over him.
Sickening
Even more sickening was the fact that Mr Hussain had two young children inside the vehicle at the time of the attack. After Mr Pervez had been hit, Mr Khurshid is then alleged to have arrived at the scene driving a different car.
Witnesses reported that Khurshid shouted, ‘are you happy now? This is what happens when you don’t pay your rent,’ at the stricken victim. Not content with these actions, the two men then turned on witnesses, saying, ‘you had better not make this look bad for us. We will track you down.’[1]
[1] https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2015/11/10-years-in-jail-for-rent-collector-who-deliberately-drove-over-tenant