A driver ploughed into a stranger as he walked home from a night out with friends in south Manchester in a 'mindless' act of violence.
The man was left with catastrophic injuries, including two broken legs, after Mohammed Gulshin followed him at speed, before mowing him down in his Volkswagen Scirocco on Wilmslow Road in Fallowfield - whilst over the drink drive limit.
He subsequently crashed into a nearby wall with such force that the bricks became dislodged, Manchester Crown Court heard.
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Hours earlier, Gulshin, 25, had been removed from the area following a disturbance with police due to his 'aggravated' behaviour.
Gulshin, who attended the hearing with his wife, admitted causing wounding, as well as possession of two knives which were found in his car, and separate offences of drug dealing.
During a break in the hearing, in which he was told to remain within the precincts of the court, he was spotted by an M.E.N. going to Greggs. After he returned, he was jailed for four years.
Andrew MacIntosh, prosecuting said that police were called by CCTV operatives to Wilmslow road following a 'disturbance' involving a large group of males on December 12, 2020.
When officers arrived they saw Gulshin leaving the scene and spoke to him, describing him to be 'aggravated.' After briefly speaking to him, they gave him a lift away from the area in their police car, Mr MacIntosh said.
Later, at about 4am the victim and his two friends were walking home along Wilmslow Road. The court heard they had been involved in the earlier incident with Gulshin.
"As they were walking along the defendant drove up in a blue Volkswagen Scirocco. He drove at them, at speed," the prosecutor said.
"The defendant mounted the curb where they were and struck him from behind before driving into a brick wall. He drove into the wall with such force that bricks were dislodged."
Speaking to the police at the scene, Gulshin claimed he lost control of his car and had been trying to get out of the way after the others were throwing bricks at him.
He was breathalysed and found to be over the drink drive limit. The car was also searched and officers found two large kitchen knives.
CCTV footage taken from a nearby College shows four men running across the entrance, and moments later a car can be seen following them at speed.
The victim suffered from a number of injuries including two broken legs, and stayed in hospital for a month. He said he struggled to walk for long periods, is unable to play basketball and football due to his injuries and has been unable to return to his job.
He also said that he has regular nightmares and flashbacks and struggles to sleep.
Gulshin was arrested at the scene and interviewed, and initially told officers he was unhappy with how he was treated following the disturbance, but didn’t add anything further about the collision.
The court also heard that Gulshin was pulled over in October 2021 due to the manner of his driving. Officers smelt cannabis as he wound down his window, and a further search revealed 33 wraps of cannabis worth around £730.
They also recovered MDMA tablets, £560 in cash and a mobile phone with evidence of class A drug dealing. Gulshin was said to have previous convictions for possession of MDMA and drink driving.
Mitigating, Michael James said: "It’s disappointing. He has made significant efforts to change his life. The defendant bitterly regrets whatever decision he came to make. He was clearly affected by alcohol."
Jailing him for four years, Judge Elizabeth Nicholls said the facts of the case were 'extraordinary.'
"There is no explanation for why you were involved in this disturbance, so it remains that this was a mindless, senseless and brutal act of violence," she added.
Gulshin, of Newport Street, who admitted section 20 wounding, possession of a knife, conspiring to supply class A drugs and possession with intent to supply class B drugs, was also banned from driving for five years.
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