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Around 8:20pm, officers arrived at the scene where the window of the door to the takeaway had been smashed and blood was seen on the floor. CCTV footage showed defendant Reynolds run into the shop brandishing a machete, being chased by a large group of men.He locked the door and Alamzeb Anwar was seen to smash the window with a barbell. The barbell and a spirit level were then used by various members of the group to try and hit Reynolds through the door.
Other items were thrown into the takeaway until Reynolds was disarmed. A total of 15 men, including defendants Anwar, Mohammed Khan, Faisal Khan, Abdul Basit and Muhammad Hanzhalah, then assaulted Reynolds while he was on the floor. The defendants at the scene with various injuries were arrested. Following a police investigation, four people were charged and jailed at