A devout Muslim who broke a fellow bank customer’s jaw in a violent ‘queue rage’ incident shortly after leaving his local mosque dodged jail because ex-PM’s wife Cherie Blair deemed him a “religious person.”
Birmingham-born Shamso Miah, 25, of Empress Avenue, Redbridge, punched the victim inside Lloyds TSB, High Street North, East Ham and delivered another blow when followed outside.
Sitting as Recorder Cherie Booth QC at Inner London Crown Court she told first-time offender Miah: “I am going to suspend this sentence for the period of two years based on the fact you are a religious person and have not been in trouble before.”
Jobless Miah pleaded guilty to assaulting Mohammed Furcan, causing him actual bodily harm, on August 7, last year.
The court heard a row erupted between the pair over who was next in line to see the cashier and Miah grabbed the victim and struck him with a clenched fist.
He ran outside, but was pursued by the victim who demanded to know why he was hit and Mr. Furcan was punched to the right side of the face, causing him to collapse to the ground.
His car’s registration number was reported to police and when arrested Miah claimed self-defence, but the bank’s CCTV footage showed he was the aggressor.
When the victim sought medical attention the doctor confirmed he had suffered a slight fracture to his jaw.
“You caused a mild fracture to the jaw of a member of the public standing in a queue at Lloyds Bank,” Cherie Blair (pictured) told Miah. “You are a religious man and you know this is not acceptable behaviour.
“Violence on our streets has to be taken seriously,” she added, sentencing Miah to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years.
He was also ordered to complete 200 hours community service work and pay £200 costs.
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