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CCTV captured the moment a five-strong gang attacked an American student in the street, smashing his eye socket with a glass bottle, a court has heard.

Francesco Hounye, 23, had been in Britain just three days when he was set upon by the mob who also kicked him in the head, Snaresbrook Crown Court was told.

The alleged attack left the victim too terrified to go out in London, and he has now returned to his home in Florida.

Samad Uddin, 24, Shaleem Uddin, 20, Shadhat Hussain, 19, Kamrul Hussain, 22, and Masoom Rahman, 22, targeted Mr Hounye when they saw him swigging from a bottle of Jagermeister, it is claimed.

The student had been on a night out and was walking home with a friend in Shadwell, east London, when he was confronted by the group who wrestled the bottle from him on June 17 last year.

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They are then said to have chased him, continued to beat him, and smashed the bottle over his head.

CCTV footage shows Mr Hounye being kicked mercilessly as he lay crouched in the road. Samad Uddin is on trial for grievous bodily harm after the four others admitted their roles in the attack.

Prosecutor Paul Casey said Shaleem Uddin and Samad Uddin "played the most serious role" in the alleged attack, with the former using the bottle to strike Mr Hounye over the head.

He added: "During the course of the attack Samad Uddin aimed a number of kicks to Mr Hounye whilst he was prone on the ground, including one which CCTV shows his right foot connecting with some force with Mr Hounye's head."

In the CCTV footage Samad Uddin can be seen taking hold of Mr Hounye's shoulder. The victim was then grabbed from behind by a second male and other members of the gang wrestled the bottle from his clutches.

"The first punches are thrown at Mr Hounye, the bottle is wrestled from him, Shaleem Uddin smashes him over the head with the bottle," Mr Casey said.

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Samad Uddin is then allegedly seen kicking Mr Hounye across the road after he broke free and attempted to flee.

The student is then pounced on by the mob, and punched against the wall.

"He is kicked and punched by a man, the prosecution say is Samad Uddin," said Mr Casey.

The gang ran off when a passer-by intervened.

Uddin was arrested in April this year after he was recognised by a police officer who had seen the CCTV footage, but he claims the allegations are a case of mistaken identity.

Samad Uddin, of Cable Street, Shadwell, east London, denies causing GBH with intent.

Shaleem Uddin, of Romford Street, Whitechapel, has admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Kamrul Hussain, of Stepney Way, Whitechapel and Shahdat Hussain, of Canning Town, Newham, have admitted causing grievous bodily harm.

Masoom Rahman, of Whitechapel, east London, has admitted the same charge.

The trial continues.