A man was knocked out in a dispute over parking outside a Bradford takeaway, a court heard yesterday.

Trouble flared outside the rosti shop in Frizinghall when Haroon Junaid blocked the complainant’s car in at 7.30pm on January 14, 2020.

Prosecutor Adam Walker said a man out with his wife and children asked Junaid to move his vehicle.

There was a waving of hands at the takeaway counter and then the victim remonstrated with Junaid outside.

Junaid then punched him at least twice, knocking him unconscious for eight to ten minutes.

He came round in the care of a family member, the court was told.

Mr Walker said it was the Crown’s case that Junaid kicked him as well but he denied this. The man suffered facial injuries in the assault.

Junaid, 27, of Bradford Road, Shipley, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on his victim.

He had 11 previous convictions for 17 offences, including a Section 20 wounding, an assault occasioning actual bodily harm and a public order offence. He had previously served a 32 month custodial sentence, the court was told.

Mr Walker conceded that the man’s injuries were not grave within the context of the offence of Section 20 GBH.

In mitigation, it was stated that the man fell on to cobble stones when he was punched.

The offence was more than two years ago and Junaid had written a letter of apology for his behaviour that evening.

He supported various family members and had been held in custody awaiting sentence for a long time.

His probation officer reported that he was fit and able to do unpaid work.

Recorder Jeremy Barnett labelled it: “A nasty offence.”

Junaid was “obstreperous and difficult” at the takeaway, punching a man in front of his family and possibly kicking him.

“You were thoroughly objectionable, you understand that,” the judge told him.

But Junaid had since demonstrated his remorse and his determination to change his ways.

He had been in custody for 128 days and a suspended sentence order would be more onerous than having to serve the balance of an immediate prison term.

Recorder Barnett said keeping to the terms of the order would prove Junaid’s willing-ness to change his ways.

He was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with 80 hours of unpaid work.

The recorder warned Junaid that “his awful behaviour” would not be tolerated in the future.