TWO men were involved in a “violent and shocking” fight on a Bradford street, one armed with a plank of wood and the other with a large knife, a court has heard.

Vali Rasooli, 41, hit his victim around the head and knocked him to the ground with the plank he pulled from his van when he saw the other man approach him in Temple Street, Manningham.

As the two men clashed in what was said to be a long-standing grievance, Rasooli launched his attack and was stabbed twice in the chest himself.

Bradford Crown Court was shown CCTV footage of the shocking incident which left the victim with a fractured leg and skull as well as multiple lacerations to his head.

The incident was described as “consensual violence” by Judge Colin Burn, which was the result of a grievance going back some years over Rasooli’s wife, who used to be married to the victim.

Rasooli, of Kensington Street, Bradford, pleaded guilty to section 20 wounding and possession of an offensive weapon from the incident which took place on July 1, 2019.

Bradford Crown Court also heard that his victim was left with long-standing neurological and psychological injuries from the attack, and was not fit to be tried over similar charges against him in relation to the incident.

On behalf of Rasooli, the court was told that despite a restraining order in place to protect his wife, there were breaches and he received threats to kill and stab him from the other man.

“Hence why my client, on this unfortunate day, armed himself in the way that he did.”

Judge Burn added that the CCTV footage showed the victim had “a fairly lengthy knife” in his jacket, which was partially unzipped, as he approached Rasooli’s van.

Because of the “bad blood” between the pair, “You armed yourself with a length of wood as you got out of your van. There’s no doubt you stuck the first blow.

“Before you could inflict any more blows on him, he was able to stab you twice in the chest.”

Judge Burn added that despite being stabbed Rasooli was still able to respond and hit his victim a number of times after that, including while the man was prone on the ground and no longer holding the knife.

The judge added that Rasooli was himself “extremely fortunate” not to be more severely injured.

Rasooli, who runs a building business, and is part-owner in a takeaway, received a 19-month prison sentence, which was suspended for two years. He must also carry out 180 hours of unpaid work.

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