A man who required facial surgery after a dog attack has been jailed after shots were fired at the dog owner’s family home.

Nasir Humayun, 28, of Highfield Crescent, Heaton, pleaded guilty by joint enterprise to being in possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence at the address of Yasmin Hussain, in Stoney Ridge Avenue, Heaton.

Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday that Humayun and Bilal Hassan, the son of Mrs Hussain, had a history of bad blood between them.

At 1.23am on May 22 this year, Humayun had gone to Mrs Hussain’s house with another man and two shots had been fired through the living room window. The lights were on in the house and blinds were up at the window.

The Crown acknowledged that it was impossible to tell what gauge shotgun had been used as the weapon had not been found.

However, the power was sufficient for the shot to go through the window and embed in the living room wall.

It was also accepted that it was possible to see there was no one in the room when the gun was fired.

Mrs Hussain has since moved house.

Prosecuting, Graham O’Sullivan said just before 1am on May 22, Humayun had phoned Mr Hassan and told him he was going to “blast the house”.

“The defendant was angry because he had required surgery to his face after the dog attack in August 2016 claiming Mr Hassan had set his dog on him. He had scars on his neck and legs,” he said.

“The police investigated the claim and in March this year told the defendant they were taking no further action.

“He phoned Mr Hassan and made reference to the dog. He told him he was going to blast his mother’s house and that of his cousin.

“Mr Hassan warned his mother of the threat and she and her two teenage daughters went upstairs at the back of the house.

“She heard the two shots and contacted the police, said Mr O’Sullivan.

“CCTV footage at the scene showed a black VW Golf which Mr Humayun had bought earlier that month in London.

“The driver got out and walked towards the house.The passenger got out and into the driver’s seat and turned the car around ready to go. The defendant went to ground for a few days and changed his mobile phone but was subsequently arrested and charged.”

Defending, James Bourne-Arton said Humayun has started a business selling meat and employed eight people. He said Humayun claimed Mr Hassan was demanding money from him and that he had threatened him with a gun in Leeds Road.

Mr Bourne-Arton said that despite a long list of antecedents, his client was “not a man tied up in crime”.

“This was not gangland or drug related.

“Mr Humayun is still a young man and was in full time employment. He knows now that has been ruined.

The court was told Humayun had 21 previous convictions dating back to 2004 for a range of offences from burglary, when he served two years in prison, to assault when he was jailed for 18 months, aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving.

Judge Colin Burn, who was shown a short DVD of Humayun on the ground being attacked by a dog, said: “I have seen from the footage that you were clearly on the receiving end of a very unpleasant attack involving a dog.

“It is your clear belief that Bilal Hassan was one of those people egging the dog on. The fact it has not been to court clearly led you to decide that you were going to take matters into your own hands.

“With your guilty plea I accept that you did not intend to cause any injury to anyone and clearly the aim was to frighten them which you undoubtedly succeeded in an inherent way.”

Jailing Humayun for four and a half years, Judge Burn added: “Whether you pulled the trigger or not is not relevant because it is joint enterprise.”