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Disgruntled clubber who ploughed car into packed dance floor guilty of attempted murder

Guilty: Jurors found Mohammed Abdul guilty of attempted murder (Picture: Kent Police)

A disgruntled clubber who drove his car onto a packed dance floor after being chucked out by bouncers has been convicted of attempted murder.

Mohammed Abdul, 21, said he felt "humiliated" after he was ejected and returned to the club with his vehicle, coursing down an alleyway packed with clubbers before ploughing into the venue itself.

Abdul, of Deptford in south-east London, said he only intended to "make a nuisance of himself to get his own back on the door staff" at Blake's nightclub in Gravesend, Kent.

He was convicted of two counts of attempted murder by jurors following his re-trial at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday, court officials confirmed.

Guilty: Jurors found Mohammed Abdul guilty of attempted murder (Kent Police)

CCTV footage from inside the club on March 17 last year showed Abdul driving his Suzuki Vitara past bouncers towards the venue.

From a camera inside the club, the vehicle's front lights could be seen getting closer and closer as dancers mingled, unaware the Suzuki was hurtling towards them.

The scene behind Blake's nightclub in Gravesend after Abdul drove his car into the venue (PA)

One man could then be seen spread-eagled on the bonnet, swept off his feet as the car rammed into him from behind.

Others could be seen fleeing to safety as security guards appeared in hot pursuit of the car shortly before midnight.

An investigator at the scene in at Blake's nightclub in Gravesend (PA)

The car could then be seen reversing, its registration plate hanging off at an angle, as clubbers staggered to get to their feet.

Some could also be seen appearing to swarm the vehicle and showering it with a volley of thumps, while others looked visibly distressed in the corner of the nightclub.

Abdul is due to be sentenced on Thursday.

Additional reporting by Press Association

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