Keighley teens who filmed knife-point attack on classmate in Skipton avoid jail
The victim believed one of the men was his friend before being lured into woodland and attacked
Two Keighley teenagers have avoided jail after threatening a classmate with a knife, beating him and forcing him to transfer them over £800.
Zain Khan, of Kendal Mellor Court, and Nahid Ali, of Oakworth Road, attacked the victim at Airedale Park in Skipton on 6 March 2024.
The victim, who was a student at Craven College, went to the college café with Khan, who he thought was his friend.
Khan suggested they walk to Morrisons to get some food.
But on the way, he pulled out a machete-type knife and forced the victim into woodland at the park, where Ali was waiting.
The pair punched and kicked him and held a knife to his throat, leaving him fearing for his life.
Khan and Ali took the victim's phone and forced him to transfer a large amount of money to Khan.
When that wasn't enough, the victim was forced to call a friend, who transferred more money for him to give to Khan.
More than £800 was stolen in total.
The victim was taken to hospital for injuries including haematomas (blood collections) to his head, temples and eye sockets, swelling to his face, bruising across his body and abnormal breathing.
They also filmed the attack and shared it on social media. The footage of the victim with a knife held to his throat eventually reached his mother.
Their sentences
Khan and Ali both pleaded guilty and were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on 7 August.
Khan was given a two-year sentence for robbery and a nine-month concurrent sentence for possessing a knife, both suspended for two years. He was also ordered to complete 240 hours of unpaid work.
Ali was given a 20-month sentence for robbery, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
Both were also given rehabilitation activity requirements.
Two other teenagers involved in the attack were dealt with at an earlier hearing and ordered to pay compensation.
Detective Constable David Hunton said: "They clearly planned it in advance and were not only content to violently attack their victim, but thought it was acceptable to film it and share it on social media."
He added: "Our thoughts remain with the victim in this case who has not only suffered physically, but was left traumatised and unable to leave his own home at one point."