Overview
- An 11-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court resulted in guilty verdicts for 10 men on charges including attempted murder, arson with intent and grievous bodily harm with intent.
- Shakil Uddin was convicted of attempted murder and arson with intent, while Lukman Khan and Riyadh Iqbal were found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent.
- Muhammad Sufyaan-Shah and Tayyeb Majeed were convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent, and earlier pleas saw Ali Abbas and Haris Mahmood admit two counts of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life.
- The December 16, 2021 attack on Beverley Drive in Bentilee forced a 31-year-old mother and her 13-year-old daughter to jump from an upstairs window, leaving the mother with 65% burns and severe impact injuries.
- Investigators said extensive CCTV, digital evidence and fire-forensic work tied the group to a revenge attack hours after a Longton street fight that left a man stabbed; all defendants are remanded pending sentencing.