THIS is the shocking moment two laughing thugs filmed themselves ploughing a cyclist off his bike, leaving him with broken ribs and internal bleeding.
The attack saw the Patrick James, 22, and Phillip Adams, 26, mount the curb behind the unsuspecting bike rider before slamming him with their car.
The shocking video showed the thugs creeping up behind and mowing down Julian Ford[/caption]
The pair were also found guilty of a separate attack which involved smashing their vehicle into an NHS worker and trapping him against a wall[/caption]
That second attack on Katungua Tjitendero left him badly injured[/caption]
Julian Ford sustained broken ribs and internal bleeding from the vehicle colliding with him.
The horrific video was discovered on James’ phone as detectives investigated him and his accomplice Adams for a separate hit-and-run attack ten days later.
Their second attack was on Katungua Tjitendero who had been walking from work when the attackers struck.
The NHS worker was walking to take the bus home from his job at Southmead Hospital in Bristol when he was crushed by a blue Honda Accord.
James and Adams fled the scene, with one of them shouting racial abuse at Katungua, who was pinned against a wall by the car.
He sustained “devastating” injuries, including a broken nose, a fractured right leg, facial wounds, and cuts to both legs.
CCTV footage showed Katungua walking towards a bus stop at around 4:30 pm on 22 July 2020, after his shift.
Detective Superintendent Mike Buck said the blue Honda appeared “out of nowhere” and hit Katungua from behind.
He said: “A car attacked him from behind. He stood no chance and was left with devastating injuries.”
At Bristol Crown Court on Friday, James and Adams were found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent for the attack on Katungua.
James was also found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following the assault on Julian.
For the crimes, the 22-year-old was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison.
Adams, in his absence, to six years having failed to appear in court.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest and conversations have been held with the National Crime Agency to arrange his extradition from Dubai.
Detective Superintendent Mike Buck, of Avon and Somerset Police, condemned the attacks as “absolutely sickening.”
He said: “It was only later in the investigation that we uncovered the attack on Julian Ford, which took place just ten days earlier, and realised the significance – that this wasn’t an isolated incident.
“These were two linked attacks.
“Patrick James filmed the attack, and you can hear him and the driver laughing both before and after as they drove away. Absolutely sickening.”
Pictures taken in the aftermath of the shocking incident showed the car resting against a wall, with the windscreen on the driver’s side shattered.
Katungua was rushed to the hospital where both he and his mother, Hivaka, work to receive emergency treatment.
The court heard that on 16 July, James had paid £300 for the blue Honda Accord involved in the collision.
CCTV footage from petrol stations in the area showed James using the car in the days leading up to the attack.
Patrick James, 22, had the footage of the horrifying attack found on his phone[/caption]
Phillip Adams, 26, and James were sentenced to a combined 14 and a half years in prison[/caption]
