Trapped by their own dashcam
Three thugs caught on dash cam carrying out a sickening attack on a rival with a wheel lock and then laughing about their terrified victim ‘crying for his life’ have been jailed.
Mujahid Ali, Hamza Wahid and Mohamed Mohamed, all 25, unwittingly recorded themselves planning to kidnap and attack the man as they drove along in a BMW in east London.
They pulled up alongside the un-named 20-year-old and the footage shows him trying to escape before Wahid punched him hard in the face in West Road, Stratford on 8 September last year.
Ali then jumped out of the BMW, chased after the victim and battered him repeatedly with the wheel lock, Snaresbrook Crown Court.
After carrying out the attack, Wahid and Ali got back into the BMW and Mohamed drove them away towards Stratford Road.
The victim managed to run back to a nearby garage where he was helped by staff members.
Police officers found the man on the floor covered in blood and repeatedly vomiting.
He had a deep cut to his head and his shirt had been ripped off.
His left and right jawbone were fractured and he required surgery with metal plates and screws.
The victim later named Ali and Mohamed and gave police the numberplate of the BMW.
Mohamed’s BMW was seized on 9 September and officers downloaded footage from the dash cam capturing the vicious attack.
The dashcam had also recorded the defendants planning the attack as they drove along and then laughing about it afterwards.
Ali says he is going to ‘kick his face in’ and then tells Mohamed that if the victim tried to run off, he will need to ‘drive him over’ adding ‘don’t give the man a chance.’
The footage shows the car stopping just before West Road and Wahid getting out ready to grab the victim when Mohamed pulls up alongside him.
Following the attack, Ali and Wahid get into the car out of breath and tell Mohamed to drive.
They are then heard laughing about the attack, saying:
‘I crushed his skull, he is bleeding.
‘I licked him a good four times with that thing, I was whacking him up.
‘I was kicking him, punching his face.
‘He was crying for his life, begging.’
‘I said do you want to die today? He said no, no, no, no, no. I’m sorry, bye, bye, bye, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. If he didn’t say that I would’ve killed him.’
Mohamed was arrested on 10 September when he tried to get his BMW back from the police car pound.
Ali and Wahid were both arrested on 15 September when they handed themselves into Forest Gate Police station. All three answered no comment to all questions during their police interview.
Ali, Valetta Grove, Plaistow, Wahid, of Queen’s Terrace, Upton Park, and Mohamed, of Rawstone Walk, Plaistow, all admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Ali and Mohamed were each jailed for four years and six months while Wahid was jailed for four years.
Detective Constable Andy Tucker, the investigating officer from the North East area’s CID, said: ‘This was a brutal, pre-mediated attack which left the victim seriously injured and requiring emergency surgery. It is absolutely appalling that the three drove off and laughed and joked about the vicious attack while the victim laid bleeding on the street. They had no remorse for their actions at all.
‘We were determined to get justice for the victim and our comprehensive investigation meant Ali, Wahid and Mohamed had no choice but to plead guilty to their heinous crimes.
‘We will not tolerate violence in any form and we will do everything in our power to ensure violent individuals like Ali, Wahid and Mohamed are put behind bars.’
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