Eight men – including four brothers – have gone on trial accused of attempted murder during serious street violence in Keighley.

Bradford Crown Court heard that large-scale disorder broke out on Belgrave Road in the town on April 23 last year.

Prosecutor Christopher Tehrani told the jury yesterday that police called to the scene at 11pm found Majid Iqbal on the ground with severe injuries to his face and body.

Mr Tehrani said: “The injuries he had sustained were potentially life-threatening.”

The court heard that two of Majid Iqbal’s brothers, Ansar Iqbal and Sajid Iqbal, were also injured. Ansar Iqbal had wounds to his hands needing stitches and a head wound that needed stapling.

Mr Tehrani said that when officers searched the area, they found abandoned weapons including baseball bats, car jacks, an axe and a kitchen knife.

He told the jury: “The prosecution’s case is that the men in the dock were all involved in this outbreak of violence on Belgrave Road.”

Mr Tehrani alleged that three days earlier, a young man called Omar Safdar was attacked by the four brothers.

He said they were armed with metal bars during an assault that left Mr Safdar with a large cut to his head, a small wound to his groin and bumps, bruises and scratches.

On trial are brothers Arif Mahmood, 32; Basharat Mahmood, 35; Faisal Mahmood, 26 and Majid Mohammed, 25, all of Spencer Street, Keighley; Tariq Mahmood, 38, also of Spencer Street; Batash Karim, 31, of Gordon Street, Keighley; Mohamed Qasim Karim, 23, of Eelholme View Street, Beechcliffe and Mohammed Sadib Karim, 29, of Gordon Street.

All eight deny attempting to murder Majid Iqbal and an alternative charge of wounding him with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

All plead not guilty to wounding Ansar Iqbal with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and violent disorder on April 23 last year.

Arif Mahmood, Basharat Mahmood, Faisal Mahmood and Majid Mohammed plead not guilty to wounding Omar Safdar with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on April 20 last year.

The jury was told that the Mahmood family owns a business called West Lane Autos in West Lane, Keighley.

Mr Tehrani said the family believed it had been the subject of an arson attack and that Omar Sadfar and, possibly, the Iqbal family were responsible.

The jury heard that the Iqbals own Top End Claims, which has offices in Belgrave Road.

The trial continues.