A MAN who used a car as a weapon during "disgraceful" street violence in Bradford has been jailed for two years.

Shahid Akram drove at another man during the disturbance outside a city centre night club, Bradford Crown Court was told.

Judge David Hatton QC was shown video footage of the incident, which happened near to the Love Apple club, in Great Horton Road, at 7am on Sunday, March 1 this year.

The CCTV showed Akram, 38, and his co-accused Mohammed Nadeem, 40, getting involved in violence with a shirtless black man and his associates.

The black man was seen throwing a punch at Nadeem, who responded by kicking him at the doorway of the club.

Akram was also involved in a violent confrontation and at one point got into a red car, after its rear windscreen had been smashed, and drove it at a man, but collided with a wall.

Akram, of Lower Grange Close, Lower Grange, Bradford, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and without insurance.

His solicitor advocate, Tom Rushbrooke, said his client had been drinking and taking drugs. He was scared of the black man and was trying to frighten him away with the car.

Jailing Akram for two years, Judge Hatton said the defendant had been involved in a disgraceful display of public disorder and violence.

Watch CCTV footage of the incident here

He told him: "Your part in that disorder was significant, and is aggravated by the fact that during the course of it you chose to drive your co-accused's vehicle and sought to use it as a weapon by driving at others."

Akram was disqualified from driving for two years.

Nadeem's barrister, Andrew Dallas, said his client ran a takeaway business and his co-accused worked for him, helping with deliveries in the red car. Nadeem had been working through the night and had gone to collect his car at the end of his shift when he saw there was trouble between Akram and the black man. He stood between them, but was assaulted.

Mr Dallas said that "instead of licking his wounds and departing, he tried to retaliate and stood his ground for a time."

Mr Dallas added: "He took no pleasure from seeing his own vehicle being destroyed. That, no doubt, increased his anger, exasperation and desire for immediate redress. There was a considerable degree of provocation."

Nadeem, of Middlebrook Way, Fairweather Green, Bradford, pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months and ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid community work and a 30-day rehabilitation activity programme.

Judge Hatton said it was unfortunate the black man had not been identified and charged with criminal offences.