Exclusive:Fighting continued after man was stabbed in Cosham as another man 'punched in the face', court hears
Abdul and Attiquallah Shinwari - who are not related - both deny attempted murder.
Fighting spilled into a busy road in Portsmouth in the moments after a man was stabbed, a court has heard.
Abdul and Attiquallah Shinwari are on trial at Portsmouth Crown Court, accused of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm after a stabbing in Hawthorn Crescent on March 12 this year. The former is also charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place. They both deny all charges.
Abdul, 20 from Alma Road, Southampton, was a student at the Highbury campus of the City of Portsmouth College at the time. Attiquallah, 23 from St Helen’s Parade, Southsea, had previously studied there. The two are not related, but appeared in the dock together.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) alleges that they were part of a group of six that attacked Sefatullah Ibrahimkhel and a friend - although they are the only two who face charges.
At Portsmouth Crown Court today, the jury heard from witnesses at the scene, who saw the brawl continue across the road after Mr Ibrahimkhel was stabbed. The victim had a friend with him, the court heard, who was then "chased" by the others towards Cosham Park.
Viv Marshall, who was the passenger in a passing vehicle, said: "We were going towards Cosham Railway Station - I saw three men suddenly run across the road, from the Hawthorn Crescent side over to the park.
"One lad was being chased by two others. They were a few yards ahead of us; they just ran out so quickly that they were in the road before I saw anything.
"The one man was against one of the parked cars. The other two were punching him, mainly to the face, as he tried to defend himself. They were very rapid punches, and very severe.
"I saw a man approach with a baton in his hand. It was like a baseball bat, or something. I saw this man raise his right arm, looking as though he was about to strike someone with it.
"I was so shocked to see it, I looked away - it quite frightened me. I didn't want to see any violence."
Prosecutor Russell Pyne also read witness statements into the trial, which outlined how multiple people came to help Mr Ibrahimkhel after he was stabbed.
Mr Pyne told the court that three people rushed to the victim's side, two of whom gave immediate first aid treatment, wrapping clothing around the stab wound while a third contacted emergency services.
Both ambulance and police crews arrived on the scene within five minutes of that phone call being made.
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