Asians found guilty of shattering man’s skull in race hate attack

Three Asian racists were convicted at the Old Bailey today of shattering a man’s skull because he was white.
Sodrul Islam, 23, Delwar Hussain, 21, and Mamoon Hussain, 20, were found guilty of attempted murder for the attack on John Payne, 33. Up to 30 Asians set upon the victim and his friends for drinking in a pub on the Clichy estate in Stepney, which the gang considered to be their turf. They shouted insults including “white honkies” at the five people who dared to walk through.

Mr Payne was then felled with a machete and the gang repeatedly punched and kicked him as he lay helpless on the ground. The gang continued as Mr Payne’s sobbing girlfriend tried to shield him. He suffered a severe fracture of his head and bone fragments penetrated his brain. Surgeons at the Royal London Hospital battled to save him. He continues to require constant medication and suffers severe epilepsy, nightmares and flashbacks. The three defendants, from Stepney, will be sentenced in the New Year.
Two others were cleared of affray by the jury after being found not guilty of attempted murder and wounding with intent on the directions of the judge

Asian men jailed for race attack

Three Asian men who were convicted of attacking a group of friends and trying to kill one of them have each been given an 18-year jail sentence.
Sodrul Islam, 23, Delwar Hussain, 21, Mamoon Hussain, 20, were sentenced at the Old Bailey.
John Payne, 33, was left partially paralysed by the attack on an east London estate nearly two years ago.
The court heard that as many as 30 men attacked the group of five white people, shouting racial abuse.
Police said the attack was unprovoked; Mr Payne had been on a night out with four friends when they were attacked.
He is thought to have been struck by a machete or axe before falling to the ground.
Mr Payne was repeatedly kicked, causing bone fragments to enter his brain. He now suffers from epilepsy as a result of the attack.
Never being able to play football with my son is the harshest thing that I will ever have to endure John Payne
The three men convicted of attacking him were all found guilty of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and violent disorder.
But there was no evidence that any of the three shouted racial abuse or used a weapon.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Mr Payne explained that since the attack he had lost his job and home, he still had no feeling in one foot and suffered from epilepsy.
"Never being able to play football with my son is the harshest thing that I will ever have to endure," he said.
Debbie Granger, Mr Payne's cousin, said: "We are pleased with the sentence and feel that justice has been served to those responsible for such a violent crime."
However, she added that several other attackers are "still on the loose".