'Son drove hundreds of miles to Bradford to attempt to kill his dad'

Abdul Rouf identified his eldest son Shahzan Hussain as the man who lunged from the darkness to stab him with a 15cm knife in the back garden of his house in Harrogate Terrace, Undercliffe, in Bradford, just after 11pm on April 19 last year.

Hussain drove from his home in Milford Haven, South Wales, to carry out the attack dressed all in black, a jury was told. Having grievously wounded his father and left him lying in a pool of blood, he fled back to Wales, the court heard.

He was arrested four hours later by armed police, who stopped his car, it was stated in court.

Officers found a rucksack containing clothes and a knife in the car. Blood on the knife was matched via DNA profiling to Mr Rouf. Forensic experts said the statistical likelihood of the DNA not belonging to Mr Rouf were one in a billion, the court heard.

Opening a trial at Bradford Crown Court in which Hussain, 34, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, prosecutor Gerald Hendron said he drove hundreds of miles “to attempt to kill his father”.

The case is being heard at Bradford Crown Court

He said Hussain was the eldest of five children from Mr Rouf’s first marriage and that he felt “abandoned” by his father.

Over the years those feelings intensified with Hussain becoming more aggressive and threatening, the court heard.

He resented his father re-marrying and began to demand his inheritance now rather than waiting for Mr Rouf to die.

The court was told that, in the summer of 2022, he visited his father’s home and threatened his wife, telling her, “I will murder you both.” At the time his father was in Bangladesh.

On the night of the attack, Hussain drove with his wife and children from Milford Haven to Bradford and hid in the back garden of his father’s house, the jury heard.

When the older man emerged to smoke a cigarette Hussain launched his attack, repeatedly lunging at him and stabbing him again and again, the court was told.

Mr Rouf raised his arms to defend himself and fell through the back door into the kitchen, raising his arms and kicking out with legs in at attempt to defend himself.

His attacker was dressed all in back but although his face was covered his eyes were not.

Mr Hendron said: “He’s 100 per cent certain that the person that was stabbing him was his son Shahzan - the boy he knew all his life.”

Police officers called to the scene found Mr Rouf lying on floor clutching several blood-soaked towels to his body. Through a large hole in his side they could see his internal organs moving.

The trial continues.