Six men receive sentences for violent driving offences and affray in Oxford
All six were sentenced at Oxford Crown Court after a near month-long trial.
Six men have been sentenced for violent driving offences and affray after an incident in Oxford.
At around 3am on the 13th of September 2025 on Queen Street, two men and a group of six other people were involved in an affray outside Hank’s Bar. One of the men, who is in his twenties, had his face cut.
At around 9pm later that day, the two groups agreed to meet at South Park to arrange an apology. However, many more people attended and some were armed.
The man who had had his face cut earlier left the park at around 10.30pm with a few others. They walked to St Clement’s Street but as they turned the corner, they came across others from the ‘meeting’, including those who had been involved in the fight earlier that day.
The group got in a car and the driver, Romario Qatja, drove straight for the affray victim and his friends. The victim jumped out of the way, suffering a minor injury. Another man in his 20s was hit by the car, breaking his leg.
Qatja then reversed towards the man with a broken leg but missed before driving off.
Later that evening, two other men, Samyan Khdir, who was injured in the affray, and Eyub Hussani, were seen on CCTV in Rectory Road, holding a sword and a piece of wood respectively.
Qatja was arrested by police two days later and charged the following day.
In relation to the incident, Police arrested Armanto Tzourtzi on the 20th of November last year, Indrit Ndoj on the 10th of December last year and Arger Poleshi on the 12th of December last year. All were charged on the 30th of January this year.
Khdir, aged 21, of Poplar High Street, London, and Hussani, aged 26, of Warley Avenue, Dagenham, were also arrested for the weapons offences on the 2nd of November last year. They were both charged on the 26th of January.
Following a near month-long trial at Oxford Crown Court, the jury unanimously found Qatja, aged 31, of Pipkin Way, Oxford, guilty of one count each of dangerous driving and affray on the 16th of September.
The jury also unanimously found Tzourtzi, Ndoj and Poleshi guilty of one count of affray each, and Khdir and Hussani guilty of one count of possession of an offensive weapon in public each.
At the same court on the 16th of October:
Qatja was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. He was also banned from driving for two years and 10 months and will have to take an extended retest.
Poleshi, aged 21, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to six months in prison.
Ndoj, aged 35, of St Martin’s Road, Oxford, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for a year-and-a-half, and ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work
At the same court on Tuesday the 20th of October:
Tzourtzi, aged 24, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work with a year.
Khdir was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, and given a year-long probation requirement.
Hussani was given a two-year community order and probation requirement.
Detective Inspector James Mather, of Oxfordshire CID, based at St Aldate’s police station, said: “As a result of our investigation, six men have been brought to justice for committing violence that left two men injured; one of whom is still suffering today."
“We will never tolerate such offending in Oxford, or anywhere else in the Thames Valley, as it puts those involved and the general public at greater risk of suffering serious harm."
“We will be relentless in our pursuit of those involved in serious violence and we are working tirelessly with our partners to protect our communities.”