Three men admit being involved in a street fracas in Sheffield after a man was assaulted

Sheffield Crown Court heard on November 24 how Sarfraz Razaq, aged 31, admitted assaulting Gulfran Ilyas on August 19, 2018, in Meersbrook, Sheffield, and Qamar Nain and Junaid Maroof, both aged 24, have admitted affray.

Ian West, prosecuting, said there was a dispute between the defendants and Mr Ilyas and as Mr Ilyas was walking home a BMW pulled-up and Razaq got out and assaulted him and others became involved.

Razaq, of Lancing Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and Nain, of Fieldhead Road, Sheffield, and Maroof, of Edgedale Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to affray.

Sohail Ali, aged 19, of Madehurst Gardens, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour after a later confrontation with the complainant.

Judge Roger Thomas QC adjourned the case until January 8 for sentencing.

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription.

Subscribe to The Star website and enjoy unlimited access to local news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content.

Visit https://www.thestar.co.uk/subscriptions now to sign up.

Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website.

Thank you

Nancy Fielder, editor