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| Asian men jailed for race attack | Asian men jailed for race attack |
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| Three Asian men who attacked a group of friends and tried to kill one of them have each been given an 18-year jail sentence by a judge. | Three Asian men who attacked a group of friends and tried to kill one of them have each been given an 18-year jail sentence by a judge. |
| Sodrul Islam, 23, Delwar Hussain, 21, Mamoon Hussain, 20, were sentenced at the Old Bailey. | Sodrul Islam, 23, Delwar Hussain, 21, Mamoon Hussain, 20, were sentenced at the Old Bailey. |
| John Payne, 33, was left partially paralysed by the attack on an east London estate nearly two years ago. | |
| The court heard that as many as 30 men attacked the group of five white people, shouting racist abuse. | The court heard that as many as 30 men attacked the group of five white people, shouting racist abuse. |
| Police said the attack was unprovoked; Mr Payne had been on a night out with four friends when they were attacked after having racist abuse shouted at them. | |
| He is thought to have been struck by a machete or axe before falling to the ground. | |
| Mr Payne was repeatedly kicked, causing bone fragments to enter his brain. He now suffers from epilepsy as a result of the attack. | |
| The three men convicted of attacking him were all found guilty of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and violent disorder. |