Victim tells how he was stabbed in Telford attack
A man has told a jury how his car was blocked in and attacked on a Telford estate before he was stabbed as he tried to get away.
Mazir Khan said he 'felt the blows' as he was stabbed four times in the brutal assault leaving him bleeding heavily and struggling to breathe.
He needed emergency surgery and spent a week in hospital recovering from injuries to his lungs, bowel and liver.
Giving evidence behind a screen at Stafford Crown Court, the 32-year-old builder said it was Mohammed Kabir Zaman who was wielding the weapon.
Zaman, 27, of Victoria Avenue, Wellington, denies attempting to murder Mr Khan, a charge of wounding with intent, and an allegation of affray.
The prosecution claims the attack on Mr Khan on April 14 this year was so ferocious that the man holding the knife had intended to kill.
Mr Khan said he was taking his two cousins home in his BMW around 11pm when they found themselves trapped.
He said there was a group of men and two cars in the road ahead of him and one behind in the middle of the road.
"I could not get through and tried to get up onto the path. I was on the grass and could not get through and collided with the back of a Ford Fiesta," he said.
He said he lost control of his car on the grass and spun round and was facing back down the road.
"The cars were blocking me off as I tried to reverse and I hit a Vauxhall Astra. Then the windows of my car were being smashed," he said.
Mr Khan said his cousins were shouting as the two front windows and a rear passenger window were smashed. He said he could not see what was being used or who was involved.
"I stayed in the car and covered my head with my hands. The engine was still running. I opened the door to get out and saw Zaman running at me and then I was stabbed," he said.
He said he could not remember anything being said as it had all happened so quick.
"My T-shirt was covered in blood and I could not breathe because I had a punctured lung and one of my cousins had to support me," he said.
A passing motorist stopped in nearby Arleston Lane and took Mr Khan to hospital.
The court has heard that the victim and Zaman had known each other for many years but there had been a falling out.
The cause was not clear, but Mr Khan said he knew Zaman's ex-wife, and had been in contact with her and had made reference to Zaman's mother in text messages.
The trial continues.
