Three men jailed for a total of 38 years after vicious assault in Dewsbury in which victim nearly lost a leg

Sabeel Ayub, aged 33, of Scout Hill, Dewsbury; Faizaan Bashir, aged 26, of Lee Road, Ravensthorpe; and Fahim Iqbal, aged 35, of Coal Pit Mews, Carlinghow, Batley, all pleaded guilty to section 18 wounding with intent.

Ayub was jailed for 14 years and eight months. Bashir and Iqbal were both given 12-year custodial sentences.

Police were called to reports of fighting involving bladed weapons on Ravens Crescent, Scout Hill, Dewsbury during the afternoon of May 15 last year.

It was established that the perpetrators had deliberately hit the victim, now aged 23, with a vehicle before pulling him to the ground and attacking him with machetes.

Detective Constable Callum Wallace, of Kirklees CID, said: “This was clearly a planned and targeted attack with these three men showing that they were prepared to use extreme levels of violence to meet their ends.

“The victim was rushed to hospital and very nearly lost his leg as a result of the injuries inflicted on him.

“We understand the impact that crimes like this have in our communities. This particular incident happened in broad daylight while children were out playing in the street.

“I hope members of the public are reassured that these three men are now behind bars.”

Detectives from Kirklees CID are continuing to conduct enquiries to locate two other men who are wanted in connection with the incident.

Officers would like to speak to Faisal Ali, 33, who is from the Dewsbury area, and Kessar Iqbal, 33, whose is also from Dewsbury but whose last known address was in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Anyone who has any information about the whereabouts of either man, or any other information that could help detectives in locating them, is asked to contact Kirklees CID via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 13250272813.

Information can also be given to independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.