Two men have been jailed for more than 26 years after a boy was stabbed four times then catapulted by a car into the air.
Brothers Muhayadin and Rashid Mohammed, both of St John’s Lane in Bedminster, attacked their 16-year-old victim after wrongly identifying him as the offender involved in an earlier incident.
Muhayadin, 31, disguised his identity as he stabbed the teenager four times on St Gabriel’s Road, Easton, on July 9 last year.
His brother Rashid, 32, then collided with the victim while driving a Honda Civic, launching him into the air.
He drove away from the scene once Muhayadin had got into the vehicle.
The victim suffered multiple injuries including two stab wounds to his back and one in both his leg and stomach.
Despite his injuries, he managed to run to nearby Stapleton Road where he managed to flag down a passing police vehicle.
The officers provided first aid until an ambulance arrived and took the victim to hospital, where he remained for an extended period while he recovered.
Both Muhayadin and Rashid were on trial at Bristol Crown Court for conspiring to murder the teenager, when part of the way through they pleaded guilty to GBH with intent.
Muhayadin was today (January 31) jailed for 14 years and three months. He will serve at least nine years and six months in custody before being eligible for parole.
He will then remain on licence for a further three years and nine months.
Rashid was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison for his part in the attack.
Detective Sergeant Nic Lawson said: “Muhayadin and Rashid Mohammed took matters into their own hands after someone they know was assaulted two days earlier.
“They believed they were exacting their revenge but instead targeted a completely innocent boy.
“While thankfully he survived his injuries, this horrifying incident has had a profound effect on him and I hope the sentences passed today allow him to move on from this ordeal.”
