Five men have been found guilty of GBH after attacking a man at a mosque in Hertfordshire, before lying to cover their tracks. 

On June 4, 2020, a 48-year-old man from St Albans was lured to the Jamie Mosque in Hatfield Road, St Albans, by baiting phone calls and social media messages, before he was seriously assaulted. 

Appearing at St Albans Crown Court on Monday, the following men were found guilty of GBH with intent. 

  • Mohammed Anam, 49, Holyrood Crescent, St Albans 
  • Mohammed Mortuza, 50, Alexander Road, London Colney 
  • Ali Choudhury, 49, Wilshire Avenue, St Albans 
  • Mohammed Choudhury, 67, Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans 

Faisal Ahmed, 31, of Gorham Drive in St Albans, was found guilty of inflicting GBH. 

Mohammed Choudhury and Mohammed Anam were also found guilty of perverting the course of justice on June 5, 2020, when they both lied to police about CCTV, which had been removed before police could access it. 

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Mohammed Mortuza pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice by encouraging a co-defendant to lie to police, and Mohammed Anam was also found guilty of attempted victim intimidation. 

“This was a serious assault which left a man with three broken ribs and he was in hospital for over two weeks,” said Detective Constable Rob Davies from the Local Crime Unit. 

“He was lured to the Jamie Mosque via a text message sent by Mohammed Mortuza, the five convicted men then set upon him and then tried to cover up their crime. 

“This has been a two-and-a-half-year investigation and we are pleased that these men have now been convicted.” 

They will be sentenced at St Albans Crown Court on Friday, February 3. 

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