Chilling footage shows the moment a man 'driven by jealousy' stalked his ex-partner's husband before attacking him with his car and a knife.

In the early hours of December 10, 2021, Ijaz Ahmed was caught on CCTV driving to the victim's address in Middleton and prowling the area.

He then waited for the victim to emerge.

When the man started cycling to work, Ahmed then chased after him in his car, knocked him from his bike and stabbed him with a bladed weapon.

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The 51-year-old left his victim to bleed out in the street.

The shocking footage caught on doorbell cameras shows how Ahmed,  of no fixed address, drove after his "defenceless" victim before launching his vicious attack.

Greater Manchester Police were called out to the scene at 6.30am where officers found the victim had sustained serious injuries on Bowness Road.

He had deep cuts to his face and scalp as well as an open skull fracture and blunt force trauma to his body.

Witnesses at the scene managed to describe the assault and gave a description of the suspect and his car, a blue Toyota Yaris, to officers.

Detectives then traced the vehicle to a garage in Stoke-On-Trent where it was being advertised for sale.

From the garage, another witness revealed he had given the keys to the blue Toyota to Ahmed on the understanding that he knew someone who was interested in buying the car.

Instead, the witness said the car was missing on the morning of the incident and was returned hours later by Ahmed in a damaged state.

The car had a broken number plate and scratches to the paintwork.

When confronted, Ahmed offered to pay to repair the car and broke the number plate into pieces.

He told the garage to report the number plate as stolen to the police, but the garage replaced it instead.

In an attempt to evade capture by police, Ahmed fled the country but returned five months later when he thought the police were no longer looking for him.

On May 6 last year, he was eventually arrested on suspicion of attempted murder by Staffordshire Police and was taken into custody for questioning.

He denied any involvement with the attack and refused to answer any questions.

But at Minshull Street Crown Court yesterday (June 15), Ahmed was convicted of attempted murder and was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail with five years on extended licence.

He was also handed an indefinite restraining order against the victim.

Judge Bernadette Baxter said: "This was a ruthless and brutal attack that was premeditated, planned and motivated by jealousy, hurt pride and revenge.

"The CCTV is chilling and showed Ahmed prowling the area and lying in wait.

"The victim was utterly defenceless and suffered profound injuries.

"He is no longer the man he was and never will be.

"From first to last (Ahmed) has shown not one jot of remorse."

Detective Inspector Nicola Hopkinson of GMP Rochdale CID added: “Getting justice for the victim has been at the forefront of the minds of everyone in the investigation team and I’m pleased the sentence today reflects some of the pain and suffering that was inflicted.

"I hope it comes as some comfort to the victim and his family and I hope it brings some closure to the local community who were left deeply affected and shaken by the incident."

Describing the attack as "cowardly" and "utterly horrific", the inspector said the man is lucky to have survived.

Ms Hopkinson thanked the victim and witnesses for their bravery and help with the investigation and said: "The investigation team has worked around the clock to build the case against Ahmed, and whilst the sentence today in no way compares to the life-long sentence inflicted on the victim - who will bear the scars for the rest of his life - I am pleased their hard-work and dedication has secured a very significant jail sentence.

“Finally I hope the sentence today makes plain to those who think they can carry weapons and harm others, that they will spend many years behind bars.

“I can also promise criminals that, as this case demonstrates, Greater Manchester Police will use every resource available to hunt down those responsible and make them answer for their crimes.

“We continue to appeal to anyone with information about serious violent offences to report it."

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