Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Man who smashed ex's head against car and called her a 'bacon basher' for dating white man ordered to pay £150 compensation

AN ASIAN man who smashed his ex-wife's head against a car and called her a "bacon basher" for dating a white man was on Monday (24) ordered to pay her £150 in compensation.

Syed Ahmad, an accountant, assaulted his former spouse of 21 years, Perveen Ahmad, outside a David Llyod centre in Cheadle, Greater Manchester.


Syed and Perveen got into an altercation after she emerged from a gym to find her car vandalised. Syed grabbed Perveen's Louis Vuitton tote bag before assaulting her.

The pair was separated by Perveen's boyfriend David Wallwork, who pinned Syed to the ground.

A mobile phone footage recovered by police show Perveen calling her ex-husband a "bitter, twisted man who committed money laundering."

He responded saying: "She does dark magic and is never satisfied.

"She is vicious that why she has got a black face because she's vicious - you're evil you're absolutely evil."

Syed and Perveen, from Bramhall, were married for 21 years before they split up in 2015. She began dating Wallwork, who managed properties for her husband, a while later.

Perveen told Stockport Magistrates Court: "He is constantly mocking me for my face as I have melasma. He put his phone to my face and he was saying all sorts of obscenities.

"He called me a "bacon basher" and he has said it many times; it means that I'm going out with somebody who is white and it wasn't the first time I had heard that."

Alongside the compensation, he was also banned from contacting his ex-wife as part of a 12-month restraining order.

Defence lawyer Benjamin Kaufman told the hearing: "He very much regrets the incident and his behaviour although still stands by his account.

“He has never so much as been arrested, a family man, a hardworking man it can be seen as very much an isolated incident.

“This is a man desperate to move on with his life he is somebody that has always supported his family both emotionally and financially being a positive role model to his three children. He does good work in the community – takes part in charity work and assist homeless people, assisted in setting up numerous food banks in the community – he is somebody who has always contributed well to society.

“He is now in a position where he doesn’t see any of his children – it has destroyed him and broken him because his children were his life. It has been a very acrimonious divorce the only real losers in this case are his three children.”

More For You

Tim Friede’s Snakebite Trials Pave Way for Universal Antivenom

Traditional antivenoms are made by injecting venom into animals

iStock

Tim Friede survives 200 snakebites to help create universal antivenom

Scientists have developed a potentially groundbreaking snake antivenom using the blood of Tim Friede, a US man who has spent nearly two decades injecting himself with venom from some of the world’s deadliest snakes. The research has led to the discovery of antibodies offering unprecedented protection against a broad range of venomous species.

Friede, a former truck mechanic, has been bitten more than 200 times and injected himself with venom over 700 times in an attempt to build immunity. His goal, initially motivated by personal safety while handling snakes, evolved into a mission to aid global snakebite victims. Each year, snakebites kill up to 140,000 people and cause permanent injury or disability in many more, particularly in developing countries.

Keep ReadingShow less
reform-uk-reuters

A Reform UK party poster is seen outside a house in Frodsham. (Photo: Reuters)

Reuters

Reform takes control of Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, becomes largest in Leicestershire

REFORM UK has made major gains in local elections across England, taking control of county councils in Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and becoming the largest party in Leicestershire.

In Leicestershire, the Conservatives lost control of the county council, with no party securing a majority. Reform UK won 25 seats, three short of the 28 required for full control. The Conservatives have 15 seats, the Liberal Democrats 11, Labour has two, with one Green and one independent councillor.

Keep ReadingShow less
Attari-Wagah-border-reuters

Vehicles wait in a line before making their way to Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border crossing. (Photo: Reuters)

Reuters

India halts Pakistan imports as tensions rise over Kashmir killings

INDIA has banned the import of goods originating from or transiting via Pakistan following the killing of 26 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The ban was announced by India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade and takes immediate effect. “This restriction is imposed in the interest of national security and public policy,” the notification said.

Keep ReadingShow less
Reform

Reform UK has so far won 44 seats in Kent County Council. (Photo: Getty Images)

Getty Images

Reform takes control of Kent County Council

REFORM UK has taken control of Kent County Council, ending nearly 30 years of Conservative majority rule.

The Conservatives have lost 45 of the first 59 seats declared, with 44 of those going to Reform UK. All 72 electoral divisions across the county were up for election, accounting for a total of 81 councillors.

Keep ReadingShow less
Hajj pilgrims cautioned over meningitis and MERS bug

Hajj and Umrah pilgrims are required to show proof of a valid MenACWY vaccination when arriving in Saudi Arabia

iStock

Hajj pilgrims cautioned over meningitis and MERS bug

BRITAIN’s health security agency has urged pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj or Umrah to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease, following a small number of recent cases in the country linked to travel.

Between February and March, five people in England and Wales developed MenW, a type of meningococcal infection, after either visiting Saudi Arabia or having close contact with someone who had, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

Keep ReadingShow less