A 23-year-old man has been jailed for eight years after driving a car at high speed towards a group of people outside a nightclub and leaving a solider with “debilitating” injuries.<\/p>\n
Hamza Ali Hussain accelerated in anger in the early hours of New Year’s Day after his friends were involved in a “minor altercation” inside the TBC nightclub in Batley, West Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
Joshua Adams-Mitchell hit the car windscreen and was hurled 20-30 yards before landing in the road, Leeds Crown Court heard.<\/p>\n
His Army career in doubt after suffering head, body and leg injuries.<\/p>\n
Leeds Crown Court heard , Hussain, of Middle Road, Westtown, Dewsbury, was not in the nightclub but became “enraged” when his friends told him about an incident during the evening,.<\/p>\n
His friends pointed out the person responsible for the altercation, he then accelerated towards the group containing his intended target, but\u00a0 Mr Adams-Mitchell was hit as he stepped backwards into the road.<\/p>\n
Hussain, fled the scene and was arrested the following day<\/p>\n
Jonathan Sharp, prosecuting, said the 22-year-old was thrown on to the windscreen, rolled over the top of the car and was then hurled 20-30 yards before landing in the road.<\/p>\n
His injuries included facial fractures, injuries to his knee, damage to his right eye, rib and lung injuries and PTSD.<\/p>\n
Mr Sharp said: “He is currently signed off as unable to work in a military role and his future career in the Army may be dependent on his recovery from PTSD and his knee injury, which require continued treatment.”<\/p>\n
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