Yasir Hussain 'killed in hate-filled feud between two families'
A father-of-four was stabbed to death in a late-night ambush outside a Chinese takeaway in a “long-running, hate-filled feud” between two warring families, a murder trial heard.
The victim tried to flee after his car was rammed into the Golden City restaurant in Dudley by a van containing at least seven men armed with metal bars, firearms and a machete – but he was caught and fatally knifed in the back.
Nabeel Choudhary, 21, and Arkash Tasleem, 24, are charged with murdering 34-year-old Yasir Hussain outside the takeaway in Central Drive, Lower Gornal, on December 4 last year, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
The driver of the Fiesta car, Morrad Hussain, believed to have been the intended victim of the attack, escaped up an alleyway.
He later identified the defendants as being front-seat passengers in the van, both jumping out and brandishing weapons at him, Choudhary pointing a handgun and Tasleem armed with a machete.
The murder followed a year of “tit for tat” incidents between two feuding Dudley families, many involving hit and run attacks, said Mr James Curtis, QC, prosecuting.
On November 26 Choudhary is alleged to have mown down Mohammed Waseem, a member of the opposing family, as he stood on the pavement in Shaw Road, Dudley causing him potentially serious injuries said Mr Custis.
