Nearby businesses have recalled the terrifying moment a takeaway was targeted by armed thugs right before its opening day.
The men branded weapons including baseball bats and cricket bats after going to Pepe's Piri Piri in Sneinton Dale at around 10.45pm on April 23, 2019.
Another group had promised to 'smash the shop up' after an altercation earlier that day, and so windows were damaged, one member of staff was hit with a weapon and the inside of the shop was smashed.
Mike Kanstandi is the owner of Giorgios fish and chip shop next door to Pepe's in Sneinton Dale. He told Nottinghamshire Live: "What I remember is people running around outside with baseball bats, there were people screaming, shouting, swearing.
"You could see people fighting and they were outside just smashing all the windows. There were people being chased. Luckily for us, we were closed at the time - we were cleaning if I remember rightly.
"You could see people running across the road with the [baseball] bats, so it was pretty scary for everyone. It affected the business, too, as we had to stay shut for half a day while they cordoned it all off.
I heard about the court case last night, someone told me. There is always trouble around here - we've been here for 47 years."
Daxa Limachiya runs the Best One Convenience Store in Sneinton Dale along with her husband - who was behind the counter the day the incident unfolded.
"He was working that day," she said.
"He was told that somebody had broken the glass of the window on opening day. Everything was cordoned off by police.
"They came to the shop as well to ask us some questions. It's good that they've now been sentenced."
Usman Gulsher, 23, of London Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to affray and was given a community order for 12 months and 120 hours of unpaid work for his role in the first altercation.
Ketagoda-Gamage, 20, of Langdale Road, Bakersfield, was sentenced for the first attack after also pleading guilty to affray. He received a two-year community order, 31 days on a ‘thinking skills programme’ and 35 rehabilitation activity days.
Gurpreet Singh, 30, of Chantrey Road, West Bridgford, also pleaded guilty to affray and received 12 months in prison, suspended for 12 months for his part in the second attack. He was given a three-month curfew between the hours of midnight and 8am and unpaid work of 200 hours over 12 months.
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