Mosque Stabbing Victim Jailed After Ripping Out Woman’s Hair in Vicious Car Assault

A man who was previously the victim of an unprovoked stabbing at a Bradford mosque has been jailed for a violent and prolonged assault on a woman in his car. Mohammed Hussain Khan, 30, of Round Street, Bradford, subjected the woman to a terrifying hour-long ordeal that included punches, a kick to the head, and pulling out her hair.

The attack took place in October last year and was described in court as persistent and serious domestic violence. Prosecutor Victoria Barker told Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday, May 27, that Khan also took the woman’s mobile phone during the incident and at one point threatened to “take her to the moors and kill her.”

She said the victim had been alone and vulnerable in the vehicle, driven around Bradford at dangerous speeds while enduring the sustained attack. In a harrowing victim impact statement, the woman described how her phone had been her “lifeline,” and how helpless she felt during the assault.

Khan pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. His solicitor advocate, Safter Salam, told the court that Khan was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following a stabbing incident at a Bradford mosque in 2022, where he had been attacked with a machete. Salam said Khan had expressed regret for his actions against the woman.

Despite the mitigation, Recorder Mark McKone KC said the level of violence and the duration of the attack left him no choice but to impose an immediate custodial sentence. He sentenced Khan to 22 months in prison, stating the offence was “too serious” for a suspended sentence.

The judge also issued a five-year restraining order, banning Khan from making any contact with the victim. “This was very persistent domestic violence,” Recorder McKone said, making clear that the length and severity of the attack, combined with the threats and the removal of the victim’s phone, significantly aggravated the offence.

Khan’s history as a victim of violence was acknowledged in court, but the judge emphasized that it could not excuse or justify his actions in this case.

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