CCTV has captured the moment a converted Muslim father-of-six was brutally set upon by hooded thugs with a pickaxe handle outside his home in mid-November.
Nissar Hussain (en December page 24), from Bradford, suffered a broken kneecap, a fractured forearm and concussion in the attack. He required surgery after the unprovoked assault.
The episode was caught on Mr Hussain's home CCTV and is being reviewed by West Yorkshire Police, who have confirmed they are treating it as a religious hate crime.
Checking damaged vehicle
Mr Hussain went outside at around 5pm to move his car outside Lawcroft House Police Station, which he has been forced to do after his vehicle has been damaged over six times in a year. He was attacked by two men, who suddenly stopped their car on the other side of the road and got out to begin the assault.
The men, who Mr Hussain was unable to identify, were only stopped when Mr Hussain’s Polish neighbours chased them away. ‘I felt like I was holding on for dear life’, said Mr Hussain, a professional landlord. ‘It all happened so fast that I was unable to react. I remember just walking out of the gate and putting my foot off the kerb. Next thing I saw was a pickaxe coming towards me. On instinct I tried to cover my head with my arms but the force of the blow knocked me back and my heel clipped the kerb to send me to the ground.’
