Mahomed Girach, the alleged attacker (Picture: SWNS)

A man allegedly attacked a family friend by throwing chilli powder into his eyes, slicing open his nostrils with pliers and threatening to chop off his penis.

Mahomed Rafiq Girach, aged 60, is said to have believed Ayub Lambat was having an affair with his sister-in-law and took revenge over the alleged relationship.

The alleged attack happened when Mr Lambat, who had known the defendant for just two months, was leaning into the boot of his car outside his home.

Mr Lambat, who says the woman is just a friend, told the jury someone approached and he felt a burning sensation.


Leicester Crown Court (Picture: Google)

‘It was red chilli powder,’ he said. ‘My left eye was on fire and I could hardly see through the right eye.



‘He was saying he was going to sort me out.’

When he rushed into his kitchen to rinse his eyes, he claims Girach followed with a pair of pliers.

‘He grabbed my beard in one hand and was trying to hurt me in my groin area with the pliers,’ he said. ‘He said ‘I’m going to cut your d**k off.’ He was out of control.

Rescue launched as car plunges into River Clyde’He grabbed the inner part of my nose with the pliers, with two hands. I fell on my back and he wasn’t letting go of the pliers. I retaliated and hit him a couple of times.

‘He let go and I think I lost a bit of consciousness, blood was everywhere.’

The court heard Mr Lambat was in hospital for five days after the incident on November 4, 2014 and needed surgery to repair the damage to his nose.

Girach, from Leicester, claims he acted in self defence after Mr Lambat dragged him inside and attacked him when he approached for a ‘peaceful’ conversation.

Grandmother’s brutal injuries in robbery for just £5Girach, who also suffered facial injuries in the incident, told the jury he only used the pliers to stave off punches, to escape.

He denies causing actual bodily harm and is awaiting a verdict at Leicester Crown Court.