A SECOND man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged in connection with what was described in court as a ‘sustained and horrific’ attack on a motorist.

The court heard the victim suffered a stab wound and numerous other injuries after being dragged from his car by three men and beaten in Blackburn Road, Accrington, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Mohammed Adnaan Akram, 24, of Willows Lane, Accrington, was sent in custody to Burnley Crown Court charged with wounding Iblal Ali Iqbal with intent to cause him grievous bodily. The alleged incident was filmed on a mobile phone.