JAIL: Asfandyar Kiani is facing a jail sentence. Pictured right is Judge Nicolas Cartwright A HOODED thug who beat a man unconscious down a dark Worcester alley and stole his wallet when he was out cold is facing a long prison sentence for that gang assault and an even more serious attack. Asfandyar Kiani appeared over videolink at Worcester Crown Court from HMP Brinsford following two different attacks, one a brutal gang attack in Worcester and the other a more violent attack in Malvern. The 21-year-old of Ludstock Close, Worcester, has yet to be sentenced for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft of the wallet following the attack in Black Horse Walk in Lowesmoor on March 26, 2019.
HERE is our second round-up of criminals who will be spending Christmas in jail including a murderer and a rapist who filmed the attack on his sleeping victim and a gang who beat a man unconscious down a dark alley in Worcester. This month, to coincide with the festive period, we are providing you with a selection of some of the criminals who will be spending Christmas and New Year inside. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic prisoners can expect a tougher time in jail than before the virus struck with prisoners spending up to 23 hours a day in their cells and without many of the privileges accorded to them in ordinary circumstances to reduce transmission.
A THUG has avoided prison despite being part of a hooded gang of five who beat a man unconscious in a dark alleyway. Mohammed Raja was sentenced on Thursday for his part in the group attack upon Kester Jardine in Black Horse Walk, Lowesmoor, Worcester. We previously reported that Martin Coffey, aged 26, of Maple Avenue, Worcester was the only person to have been sentenced for the attack, with a 22-month jail term for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Raja was the latest to face justice and at his sentencing hearing for the same offence prosecutor Amrisha Parathalingam told the court he had been part of the gang that shouted to Mr Jardine and his friend to ask if they wanted to buy weed .
CASE: Asfandyar Kiani. Photo: West Mercia Police A HOODED thug who kicked a man unconscious and stole his wallet will be assessed to see if he poses a danger to the public. Asfandyar Kiani, 20, of Ludstock Close, Worcester, was part of a gang of five who took part in the ‘ferocious’ attack in Black Horse Walk in Lowesmoor, Worcester and left the scene celebrating. Kiani appeared over videolink at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday with a co-defendant in another, even more serious case. Kester Jardine was pummelled with punches and kicks, rendering him unconscious during an attack involving Kiani on March 26 last year. The victim has no memory of the attack at around midnight, waking up in hospital.