Three men were caught on dash cam in their own car laughing after breaking a man’s jaw with a steering wheel lock in a “brutal, pre-meditated attack”.
Their 20-year-old victim begged for his life after being set upon by Mujahid Ali and Hamza Wahid in West Road, Newham before they fled in accomplice Mohamed Mohamed’s BMW.
The victim whose shirt was ripped off in the assault was found hiding in a garage with a deep head wound, repeatedly vomiting as his fleeing eattackers laughed: “I crushed his skull, he is bleeding.”
His left and right jawbone were fractured and he required surgery with metal plates and screws.
All three 25-year-olds have been jailed after they were caught by detectives who downloaded their getaway BMW’s own dash cam footage in which they were seen chasing down their victim.
The three are heard saying they know the victim is in West Road and they contemplate kidnapping him. Ali says he is going to “kick his face in” and then tells Mohamed that if the victim tried to run off, he will need to “drive him over” adding “don’t give the man a chance.”
The footage shows the car stopping and Wahid getting out, ready to grab the victim when Mohamed pulls up alongside him.
Following the attack, Ali and Wahid get into the car out of breath and tell Mohamed to drive away.
They are then heard laughing saying: “I licked him a good four times with that thing, I was whacking him up.
“I was kicking him, punching his face.”
“He was crying for his life, begging. I said do you want to die today? He said no, no, no, no, no. I’m sorry, bye, bye, bye, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. If he didn’t say that I would’ve killed him.”
Ali, Wahid, and Mohamed, all from Newham, were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday after they all pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent at an earlier hearing.
Ali and Mohamed were each jailed for four years and six months while Wahid was jailed for four years.
Officers went to speak to the victim in hospital and he named Ali and Mohamed and knew the car’s registration. Wahid was identified as a suspect a few days later.
Mohamed was arrested on 10 September 2021 when he attempted to get his car back from the police car pound. Ali and Wahid were both arrested on 15 September when they handed themselves into Forest Gate Police station. All three answered no comment to all questions during their police interview.
DC Andy Tucker, the investigating officer from the North East area’s CID, said: “This was a brutal, pre-mediated attack which left the victim seriously injured and requiring emergency surgery. It is absolutely appalling that the three drove off and laughed and joked about the vicious attack while the victim laid bleeding on the street. They had no remorse for their actions at all.
“We were determined to get justice for the victim and our comprehensive investigation meant Ali, Wahid and Mohamed had no choice but to plead guilty to their heinous crimes.
“We will not tolerate violence in any form and we will do everything in our power to ensure violent individuals like Ali, Wahid and Mohamed are put behind bars.”
