A woman living on a street in Beeston has described what she saw when a 'riot' broke out outside her home.
West Yorkshire Police cordoned off Cardinal Road in the south Leeds suburb after an incident just after 10.30pm yesterday (Monday).
The occupants of a Nissan Qashqai .
"We could hear a noise outside", the woman said.
"There were a lot of voices and it was really loud. It sounded like a riot.
"I looked through the window and could see the car being bashed in.
"My husband was upstairs and he could see a group of people and a lad being beaten up.
"He said they were really going into him."
Officers attended and found two men, aged 22 and 46, with injuries that were not considered life threatening.
Two other men from the vehicle, who were also believed to have been assaulted, had left the scene and enquiries are ongoing to trace them.
"When I came out it was dark and a lot of people had left their houses", the woman added.
'I've been f**king done over'
"I could see someone running off with something in his hand. It looked like a crowbar or bat or something.
"The car was in a really bad state and I walked over the him (the victim) to see if he was okay.
"He was covered in blood and saying 'I've been f**king done over'.
"Another passerby was there telling him to lie down."
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact Leeds District CID via 101 quoting crime reference 13190319917 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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