THREE men are facing sentence over a concerted attack in Accrington which left a father with a fractured skull.

Ashraf Dawood, 42, had gone around to Countess Street after his son Qadir was said to have been attacked, Preston Crown Court heard.

The younger Dawood had been involved in a confrontation with Iblal Iqbal, who believed one of his friends had torched a car and house belonging to a family member.

He had pulled up in his own car, while returning from the shops, after seeing police cars parked along the street, the court was told.

And when he went to tell his father what had happened, and the older man went to enquire what was the problem, he was set upon, the court heard.

Shortly after the attack, Qadir Dawood careered around the corner in his Seat Leon car, which he crashed into a nearby garage, said prosecutor Jeremy Grout-Smith.

He told the court the son was set upon as he was in the car, trapped by his airbag, which had inflated as a result of the collision. Qadir suffered a broken finger and a scalp wound.

Iqbal and others later claimed that Qadir Dawood had injured his own father, when he drove around to Countess Street and lost control of his vehicle.

But Mr Grout-Smith said CCTV footage had been retrieved from the scene which showed the Seat Leon had never come into contact with Ashraf Dawood.

Iblal Iqbal, 32, of Hyndburn Street, Accrington, was found guilty by a jury of causing grievous bodily harm to Ashraf Dawood and Qadir Dawood on April 26 last year but cleared of weapons offences.

His brother Abubakir, of Countess Street, Accrington, was convicted of the same offences, and also found not guilty on weapons charges.

Mudasar Zafar, 36, also of Countess Street, was convicted of attacking Ashraf Dawood but cleared of the violence involving his son.

All three were remanded in custody by trial judge Philip Parry for sentence on April 26.

Mr Grout-Smith alleged that the CCTV camera, which had filmed the disturbance, was later damaged.

Ghulam Ghous, 28, of Persia Street, who was cleared of any involvement in the main attacks, was convicted of causing criminal damage and given a six-month conditional discharge by Judge Parry.

Abubakir Iqbal was cleared of the criminal damage offence during the trial proceedings.