"That's my f*****g bike", he shouted... then they pounced

A judge blasted a group of 'pumped up, angry young men' after violence broke out in Bury. Minshull Street Crown Court heard a man had left his grandparent's house to try and track down his stolen bike when he was confronted by a group of up to 15 men.

"That's my f*****g bike," he shouted before members of the gang ran at him. "He noted the group were in possession of samurai swords, zombie knives and other types of knives," prosecutor Nicholas Clarke told the court.

He ran back to the house, before family members tried to speak to the group. The man then tried to get his loved ones back inside when he felt a 'sharp pain' in the middle of his back.

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He didn't see what happened, but mobile phone footage recorded by a relative showed the entire shocking incident. In the footage, which was shown to the court, three men - Sufyan Afzal, 24; Kabir Butt, 19; and Abdul Mahmood, 18 - were seen with their faces covered while abuse was shouted abuse at the family.

Afzal was seen brandishing a samurai sword. The person who stabbed the victim has not been identified. Following the attack the group fled.

The man was taken to hospital, where he was treated for a 5cm wound to his back. He remained there for nine days.

The defendants were later identified by the footage. None of them accepted responsibility when interviewed by the police, but later each pleaded guilty to affray.

The court heard Butt had been drinking during the day. He and Mahmood have previous convictions. Sentencing, Judge Tina Landale said they each played a part in the 'terrifying episode of mob violence'.

"This was a pack of young men on a quiet residential street in Bury confronting a family," she said. "Some of you were masked, shouting and threatening violence, some were armed and during the incident you, Afzal, brandished a samurai sword openly in broad daylight.

"They were surrounded by pumped up, angry young men."

Afzal, of West Drive, Bury; and Butt, of Hornby Street, Bury, were jailed for a year and 10 months. Mahmood, of Cateaton Street, Bury, was sentenced to a year and four months in a young offender institution, suspended for 18 months. He must complete 30 days of rehabilitation activity requirements and 140 hours unpaid work.