AN ASPIRING lawyer fought in the street with a doctor after a disagreement at their children's school, a court heard.

Respected family man Aamir Nasir, 33, picked up a wheel brace and tried to hit the doctor with it.

But the GP grabbed it and struck him back.

Bradford Crown Court was told today how a motorist had to brake heavily to avoid the men as they fought in the road.

Nasir, of Rossefield Road, Heaton, Bradford, who had a degree and was studying to be a lawyer, pleaded guilty to affray. The doctor was also originally charged with affray but the prosecution offered no evidence against him.

Handing Nasir a suspended prison sentence, Judge Jonathan Rose said the complainant was an innocent victim of impeccable character.

He told smartly-dressed Nasir: "Violence broke out because of you, and if you were injured as a result, that is entirely your fault."

Prosecutor David Ward said there had been a disagreement at the children's school, and at 11.30am on March 20 last year, Nasir drove to the complainant's house, in Bradford Road, Shipley, and got out of the car with his father and sister. The doctor came out of his house and there was a confrontation.

The defendant's elderly father tried to stop the violence. His sister was running up and down hysterically and hit the complainant with a shoe.

Mr Ward said a crowd of people gathered and were shouting at each other. Police arrived and found Nasir bleeding profusely from a head wound. The doctor had gone back in his house and was agitated and also bleeding heavily.

The court heard Nasir, who had no previous convictions, pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.

His barrister, Camille Morland, said he was very sorry for his behaviour.

Judge Rose said he had read a number of references about Nasir. He was a highly intelligent man and had behaved out of character.

The judge told him: "You clearly had a sense of grievance, though you went about it in the wrong way. You have repeatedly shown your remorse for what you have done.

"Not only are you a hardworking, decent family man, but you care for others in the community."

But Judge Rose said: "You decided to take the law into your own hands. It is only good fortune that more serious injury was not caused."

He said Nasir could not expect to go to a man's house and not expect him to exercise his right to protect himself and his family.

He said he was satisfied it was a one-off incident, though serious.

Nasir was given a 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid community work.

Judge Rose also imposed a five-year restraining order, prohibiting the defendant from contacting the complainant.