The daughter of a strict Muslim man was put into police protection because he attacked her after walking in on her having sex with her boyfriend, a court heard.

Soruth Ali, 42, hit his daughter Fatima's boyfriend James Martin over the head with a hammer, before chasing him out of the home in Leigh, Greater Manchester.

He then punched and kicked his daughter before dragging her out of her bedroom by the hair.

Mr Martin suffered a gash to his head in the attack which required two staples whilst Fatima suffered bruising to her face and head.

The teenager was moved to a secret address where she was placed under police protection before being placed in care.

In a statement to police Fatima claimed her father was "very religious and very controlling" and would not let her out of the house unless she wore an Islamic veil.

She said she had been forced to live "two lives" at the family home as she was made to wear a headscarf in front of her father - only to secretly take it off once she was out of his sight. She said she wanted to "live her own life."

Despite the assault on August 21 this year, Ali was said by probation officers to have shown a "lack of remorse and empathy" for his daughter and Mr Martin and even attempted to "justify" his actions.