A BID, which could have seen more jail time for two assailants who joined in an armed attack on a dog walker, has failed.

A gang of four attackers arrived in a white Audi A3 and chased after their victim with metal bars and lump hammers, breaking his jaw in three places, Bradford Crown Court was told last month (February).

Mohammed Hamza Taj, 24, was jailed for six years and Aasim Hussain, 26, for five years and four months for assaulting the man in an alleyway at Carr Side Crescent, Batley, on October 9, 2020.

Taj, of Hyrst Garth, Batley, and Hussain, of Dark Lane, Batley, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent after their case was listed for trial in December last year.

They were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on February 17.

The Telegraph & Argus reported earlier this month (March) that a bid had been made to the Attorney General’s Office under a scheme for sentences that could be seen to be too lenient.

But the AGO has now reviewed the case and decided not to refer the matter on to the Court of Appeal.

This means that the sentences for both men will remain the same and will not be increased.