A STOURBRIDGE man who took part in a brutal armed attack on a relative in a long running feud over land in their native Pakistan has been locked up for three and a half years.

Mohammed Tasabar was set upon by four hooded men carrying a machete and baseball bats shortly after opening up his

fruit and veg shop in High Street, Lye.

He was beaten to the ground, suffered a nasty gash on his head and he now grows his hair long to hide the scar, Wolverhampton

Crown Court was told.

Robert Cowley, prosecuting, told the court university educated Faisal Dad was part of the gang and he and another member were recognised as relatives when they lifted their hoods.

Judge Nicholas Webb told Dad: "There was a long running feud between two sets of relatives but a man being attacked by masked, armed men was no way to deal with it."

The 29-year-old, of Fieldfare Road, admitted violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon, the judge ruled

the crimes were too serious for anything other than an immediate prison sentence.

Jabeen Akhtar, for Dad, told the court there had been a long standing dispute between the two families over the land

and that had sparked off the attack on Mr Tasabar.

The court was told High Street was busy at the time of the attack which was witnessed by a number of frightened shoppers.

Mr Cowley said the shopkeeper was chased down the aisles of a nearby Nisa shop and he was brutally beaten after finally

being cornered by the gang.