A MAN made two 999 calls to police as he was being attacked outside his home in Evesham, a jury was told.

Rebaz Kadir was unable to get through in the first call because of the violence. But in the second he described being punched and gave the registration number of an Audi car at the scene, Worcester Crown Court was told.

Prosecutor Sharon Bahia alleged that Mr Kadir and his friend Ali Jasim were racially abused and beaten up as they were unloading shopping.

On trial are Carl Marchant, aged 36, of Willow Close, Ashton-under-Hill, near Evesham; Thomas Crump, 21, of Lilac Close, Evesham, and Daniel Moran, also 21, of Winchcombe Road, Sedgeberrow, near Evesham. They all deny two charges of racially aggravated assault causing actual bodily harm and affray.

The victims and Mr Kadir’s partner had returned from a supermarket at about 9pm on April 24, with the intention of cooking dinner, the jury was told.

Mr Kadir, who has lived in England for seven-and- a-half years, gave evidence that they were unloading the shopping in Maycroft and talking in Kurdish.

He said a man talking to a neighbour through a window nearby began swearing at him and telling him to go back to his own country.

Mr Kadir asked the reason for the abuse but was punched in the mouth. He claimed the man then ran off into Lilac Close and returned with two men, a woman and a dog.

Mr Kadir said fighting broke out again and he was felled by a flying kick to his stomach.

He was kicked on the ground, had his leg twisted and was dragged along a footpath.

Mr Kadir said Mr Jasim tried to help him but was also set upon.

During one 999 call – played to the jury – sounds of the scuffle and shouting could be heard.

Eventually three men left in the Audi but police summoned to the scene stopped the car and arrested them.

Mr Kadir said that during the attack he could smell drugs on one of the assailants.

Nicolas Cartwright, defending Marchant, claimed there were differences between Mr Kadir’s statement and his live evidence.

He suggested Marchant was with the woman, never got involved in the violence and tried to get his friends to leave.

Kirsty Real, for Crump, claimed he was swearing at his neighbour through the window – not at Mr Kadir.

She accused Mr Kadir of asking for a fight and suggested Mr Jasim went to the car boot to get a knife.

Mr Kadir suffered hand, shoulder, knee and stomach injuries.

The trial continues.