Kingstanding stab victim cried 'they've got me' in chilling 999 call amid families at war

Sufyan Ahmad, aged 23, was handed an extended sentence after being declared 'dangerous'

A stabbing victim told a 999 operator 'they've got me' after being rammed off the road and viciously attacked over a supposed dispute between families. CCTV showed the victim being hacked at with machetes as he fell to the floor in the road in Kingstanding.

He somehow managed to get to his feet and escape but has been left reliving the 15-minutes of terror in his head every day, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Drug dealer Sufyan Ahmad has now been jailed for his part in the group attack.

On September 13 the 23-year-old from Bleak Hill Road in Erdington was sentenced to ten years with an extended licence period of three years. He admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of a bladed article, possession with intent to supply class A drugs and breaching a suspended sentence order.

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The incident took place on February 27 this year. The attackers, who were in a Ford Galaxy, pursued the victim's Citroen through Kingstanding before ramming it on at least two occasions. In the victim's 999 call, which was played to the court, he told the operator 'someone is trying to ram me off the road, chasing me'.

At one point he said he was heading down Kingstanding Road as the call handler repeatedly asked for details about the ongoing incident. Then the victim said 'hitting me hard now' before the loud sound of cars colliding could be heard. He told the operator 'I think they're trying to kill me, honest to god' before he shouted in desperation 'they've got me, they've got me'.

Prosecutor Jonathan Barker, describing CCTV footage, said: "The defendant, with others, can be seen to get out of the Galaxy. They are clearly armed with machetes or like weapons.

"CCTV footage shows (the victim) trying to escape the scene before he's attacked further on a grass verge by the group, including this defendant. Ultimately he manages to escape on foot."

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The victim called paramedics to his home and was treated for large cuts to his arm, head and hand. In a statement the aspiring lorry driver described how the attack had left him with significant anxiety and panic attacks.

He said: "It was 15 minutes of my life I relieve over and over in my head every day. I experience flashbacks. I felt terror and dread when my car continued to be rammed over and over.

"The sound of tyres screeching and engines revving. The banging as cars collided. I felt the dread when I saw they were armed with machetes."

He added: "The most horrifying memory was of falling down on the ground knowing what was to come, followed by the sound of machetes hacking at my flesh over and over."

Police arrested Ahmad at his home where they discovered £3,500 worth of drugs. The offences also meant he was in breach of a nine-month suspended sentence for dangerous driving.

Arron Payne, defending, stated Ahmad had allowed his address to be used for others to store drugs for onward supply, adding that he had no further role in dealing them. He said: "He is still a young man. There is a genuine level of remorse.

"References show he has a different side to his personality. He is usually kind and caring. He is not somebody who is aggressive and violent. Violent offending is out of character."

Judge Simon Drew KC stated he was 'unconvinced' the attack was prompted by a 'falling out between families', as had been claimed. He also ruled Ahmad was 'dangerous' as defined by law, adding: "You are clearly intelligent and able. It is a great tragedy you have turned to becoming involved in criminal offending rather than anything more productive."