Two brothers carried out a brutal attack on another family member, in which the victim was stabbed several times, and "left him to die" in the street.
Great Harwood’s Danyal Hussain, 24, of Dryden Grove, and Zakir Hussain, 22, of Blackburn Road, appeared before Burnley Crown Court to be sentenced each for a single count of causing Section 20 grievous bodily harm without intent.
The charges related to an attack that was carried out in Accrington when the victim, Jamaal Jamil, had been out drinking with Danyal Hussain at the Warners Arms in Warner Street in the town.
After an argument arose in the pub, Danyal Hussain and Mr Jamil were removed and later walked to the Waterside Centre, where they squared up to each other.
In the early hours of the morning, the pair had separated, and Danyal Hussain, who was a world champion pool player, had summoned his brother, saying that he had been injured.
Joined by two other males, Zakir Hussain arrived at the scene and saw Mr Jamil walk past.
At this point, Danyal led a charge, kicking the victim to the ground, before the four attackers began stamping on his head and punching him, while Danyal had Mr Jamil pinned to the ground.
Judge Sara Dodd said: “The incident was over, Danyal and Mr Jamil had gone elsewhere, and there was no reason for further violence.
"It could have and should have ended at that point, but it didn’t.
“Mr Jamil can be seen to enter the footage walking slowly up to a signpost that he slumps against, and his legs begin to buckle.
"He is offering no violence or aggression and his head is bowed, looking at the floor, and he holds the signpost to keep to his feet.
“The group of four, including the two of you, converge on him, and Danyal, you come from the furthest but run the fastest.
“He offered no threat at all, and it must have been obvious that he was particularly vulnerable.
“At all points, he was defenceless because he was pinned down by you, Danyal.
“It is nothing more than good luck that the injuries you inflicted were not life-threatening or fatal.
"Stamping on a man’s head could have led to a serious brain injury.”
During the incident, Mr Jamil suffered several stab wounds; however, the Crown Prosecution Service concluded neither Danyal nor Zakir Hussain were responsible for those injuries.
He was left unconscious and prone on the pavement, with the defendants making no effort to help him, but rather inflicting more damage to the victim.
A victim impact statement from Mr Jamil, read out by prosecutor Joseph Allman, said: “I had several stab wounds.
"I was shocked to hear I had been stabbed. I was in disbelief.
“I told the paramedics what little I could remember. It was then that a realisation came over me that I could have been killed.
“At home, I began to struggle with my physical and mental health, and I couldn’t move without help.
“I sank into a dark place and felt depressed, and I felt people around me were feeling sorry for me.
"I began having flashbacks and nightmares, and they still happen now. I dream of Danyal betraying me.
“I don’t see why they did this. They left me to die, and I have been left with physical scars.
“They almost left my family without a husband and a dad. They have taken my future from me.
"I now have constant pain from my injuries, and it has changed who I am, and for that, I will never forgive them.”
Mr Jamil also said the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to accept lesser pleas from the Hussain brothers without his consent was a source of anger.
They were initially charged with attempted murder, and then Section 18 GBH with intent, before admitting the less serious charge of Section 20 GBH.
His statement added: “I was repeatedly punched and kicked in the body and close to losing consciousness, and not one of them showed mercy.
"They continued punching, stabbing and kicking me. They tried to end my life, regardless of their plea.”
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Additionally, he spoke of the pain he felt when walking home from the incident, with fear of collapsing on the street “like a dying animal”.
Abdul Shakoor, mitigating for Danyal Hussain, said that his client had already spent nine months in custody, and claimed he was suffering the effects of injuries he sustained from the earlier altercation with Mr Jamil.
Mr Shakoor said: “He was clearly highly emotionally charged at the time, and he doesn’t wish to put forward any justification for what he did.
“He expressed remorse when he realised the true extent of the injuries, although it was not his intent. He did not want serious harm to his relative or his close friend."
Mr Shakoor added Danyal had been "looking the other way" when Mr Jamil was stabbed and "never knew" a knife was used.
Connor Quinn, for Zakir Hussain, said the entire incident had been completely out of character.
Mr Quinn said: “This defendant was described as hard working, well-mannered and respectful.
“In addition to the realistic prospect of rehabilitation, in my submission, there is a low risk of reoffending, which is reduced further by the difficult time he has spent in custody, which has, no doubt, something he does not want to experience ever again.”
In sentencing, Judge Dodd said: “Mr Jamil finds it difficult to understand why you weren’t pursued to trial on a more serious offence, and he feels he has had justice denied to him.
"In passing sentence, I am not influenced by such thoughts.”
Both Danyal and Zakir Hussain were sentenced to 25 months in custody, of which they will serve 40 per cent, or 10 months.
This figure equates to close to the time already spent in custody, and therefore, they will be released in the coming weeks.
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