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Man tells court of his terror at his alleged assault at traffic lights near The Hawthorns football stadium

A man who was a passenger in a car allegedly attacked by two men when it stopped at traffic lights in Smethwick has spoken of his terror.

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Khyshpreet Singh, then aged 17, was in the car with his friend and driver Parget 'Bobby' Singh when it and they were targeted at around 6.30am on Wednesday September 25 2019 in Dartmouth Road at the junction of Halfords Lane close to the West Bromwich Albion football ground.

He was giving evidence at Wolverhampton Crown Court on the first day of the trial of Parminder Singh, aged 27 and Hardev Singh, aged 34 who face two counts of wounding with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and using a bladed article.

Khyshpreet Singh identified Parminder Singh as the man who he said stabbed him six times in the back with sword after smashing the window, narrowly missing a kidney, and Hardev Singh as the person who hit the driver with an axe.

The scene near The Hawthorns football ground where the two men were stabbed
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