An Oldham man is one of ten convicted of the Stoke-on-Trent attack
Shakil Uddin, 23, of Oldham, was convicted of attempted murder and arson with intent
A man from Oldham has been convicted of attempted murder after a house was petrol bombed in a revenge attack which forced a mum and her daughter to jump from a window.
A jury found Shakil Uddin, of Oldham, guilty of trying to murder a woman and a girl after leaving them with horrific burns in a sickening attack. The 23-year-old, who was convicted of attempted murder and arson with intent, was among 10 men to have been convicted of offences, after the house in Beverley Drive, Bentilee, in Stoke-on-Trent, was deliberately torched.
Nottingham Crown Court heard the attack unfolded following a mass street brawl involving Naveed Hussain, Bilal Ahmed, Kashif Ahmed and Ali Abbas, at around 4pm on December 16, 2021. Kashif Ahmed received a stab wound to his shoulder and went to hospital for treatment.
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At 10.55pm the same day, a group went to the Beverley Drive house demanding to speak to Naveed Hussain. They smashed the downstairs windows and poured petrol in the hallway near to the front door and outside near to the living room window, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.
In the attack, a 31-year-old woman was struck on the head and set on fire. She received 65 per cent burns and was not expected to survive. She was in a coma for two months and, while she survived the incident, she has life-changing injuries that require continual medical treatment. A 13-year-old girl, her daughter, also received 15 per cent burns to her right arm and right leg.
The scene of the attempted murder at a property in Beverley Drive Bentilee(Image: STOKE SENTINEL)
To escape, the woman and girl smashed the upstairs bedroom window and jumped out. Both were taken to hospitals in Birmingham for treatment, and the woman suffered a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a lacerated liver and had to learn to walk again.
Following the 11-week trial, four other men were convicted of offences following the devastating blaze. They are:
Lukman Khan, 24, and Riyadh Iqbal, 23, both of Normacot, who were both found guilty of Section 18 – grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intentMuhammad Sufyaan-Shah, 25 of HMP Hindley, Wigan, and Tayyeb Majeed, 23, of Longton, who were both convicted of Section 18 – grievous bodily harm with intent.And before the trial got underway, Ali Abbas, 22, of Normacot, and Haris Mahmood, 21, of Normacot, both pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life.
Prior to the trial, Naveed Hussain, 32, of Longton, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place in December 2025. Kashif Ahmed, 25, of Stoke-on-Trent, and Bilal Ahmed, 26, of Normacot, and Ali Abbas, 22 of Normacot, admitted violent disorder.
Staffordshire Police said the case required extensive work to piece together CCTV, digital evidence and specialist material to build a robust evidential case for each individual involved.
Speaking following the trial, DC Howard Davies, of the force’s Major Investigations Department, said: “This was a very detailed and thorough investigation. We left no stone unturned to examine the circumstances of this case.
“This was a horrific ordeal for a mother to be set on fire in her own home in front of her daughter by a number of men seeking revenge. Our investigation reflects the sustained commitment of officers and partners to securing justice for the victims and ensuring those involved are held fully accountable.”
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Michelle Hickmott, of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Following a thorough investigation working alongside our police colleagues, we are extremely pleased with the outcome of this case.
“Our investigation teams use their extensive skills and knowledge to identify when a fire has been started deliberately and then assist the investigation further to bring arsonists to justice. We are continually proud of the way our fire investigation colleagues work in collaboration with police to achieve these results.”
The men have all been remanded and are due to be sentenced at a date, time and location to be fixed.