'I've already been punished myself, literally almost dying from the incident and I've learnt my lesson.'
A convicted drug dealer was left with a 'nasty' stab wound to his neck after chasing a man through Manchester city centre.
Mr Lawrence told the court that CCTV showed Choudhry holding a "small object" in his right hand, but the footage was not clear enough to establish what it was. Choudhry and his two associates then walked towards the complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and chased him when he started to back away.
The complainant eventually managed to flee and hide as Choudhry's group made their way back to the Mercedes. Mr Lawrence said that the man then approached the open driver's window of Choudhry's car and "put his hand through twice in quick succession" and caught Choudhry in the neck, causing a "nasty wound".