The horrific organised crime gang that ruled the streets of Rochdale and reigned terror on innocent people

It was a sinister attack that erupted after a simple road rage row. An innocent victim who was caught up in the crossfire; left with his hand severed by an axe amid the horror.

The violence exploded on the Newbold Estate in Rochdale in 2017, where organised crime gang 'Adam' had a firm hold - wreaking havoc on the streets and instilling fear in the many innocent civilians living there.

The victim, 18-year-old tree surgeon Cameron Brooksbank, was among his other colleagues who were set upon by the mob and attacked as he tried to diffuse the escalating volatility.

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The group had been summoned there by Habibur Rahman, 27, who, in court, called the victims 'white b******s' who were in his 'country'. One of the mob, Mohammed Awais Sajid, known as 'Skinny', came armed with an axe as others were wielding knives, machetes, a clawhammer and a knuckle duster.

The violent act was one of retribution; Rahman, who was manager of his family's restaurant the Baytree in Blackley, had 'taken offence' at the driving of an elderly woman on nearby Church Road, shouting abuse at her before Cameron and others attempted to bravely intervene.

A judge said Rahman made it clear that he had been 'disrespected' on his 'territory' and decided to enact 'swift retribution', with the victims tracked down to the property they were working on nearby and confronted by the mob, that rapidly grew in number.

Cameron, a teenager at the time, was struck by an axe in the armpit, and then on the wrist as he tried to shield his