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| Driver 'hit Somali woman in anti-Muslim attack' | Driver 'hit Somali woman in anti-Muslim attack' |
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| A motorist deliberately drove into a Somali woman twice in an anti-Muslim attack days after a bomb blast in London, a court heard. | A motorist deliberately drove into a Somali woman twice in an anti-Muslim attack days after a bomb blast in London, a court heard. |
| Zaynab Hussein was hit by Paul Moore's car in Leicester, moments before he tried to drive at a Somali girl, 12, Nottingham Crown Court was told. | Zaynab Hussein was hit by Paul Moore's car in Leicester, moments before he tried to drive at a Somali girl, 12, Nottingham Crown Court was told. |
| Mr Moore, 21, set out to kill five days after the Parsons Green Tube attack last September, prosecutors said. | Mr Moore, 21, set out to kill five days after the Parsons Green Tube attack last September, prosecutors said. |
| Mr Moore denies attempted murder but admits he was the driver. | Mr Moore denies attempted murder but admits he was the driver. |
| Prosecutor Jonathan Straw said the defendant, of Letchworth Road, Leicester, struck Ms Hussein, who was wearing a hijab, in Acer Close, and subsequently drove over again seconds later. | Prosecutor Jonathan Straw said the defendant, of Letchworth Road, Leicester, struck Ms Hussein, who was wearing a hijab, in Acer Close, and subsequently drove over again seconds later. |
| The attack, on 20 September last year, was "purely because of the colour of her skin" and her "perceived Islamic faith", Mr Straw said. | The attack, on 20 September last year, was "purely because of the colour of her skin" and her "perceived Islamic faith", Mr Straw said. |
| "It is no coincidence, we say, that there had been a bomb at Parsons Green Tube station in London, said to have been carried out by sympathisers of Islamic State," he told the court. | "It is no coincidence, we say, that there had been a bomb at Parsons Green Tube station in London, said to have been carried out by sympathisers of Islamic State," he told the court. |
| 'Blood from head' | 'Blood from head' |
| Mr Moore also denies attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving and driving above the legal alcohol limit. | Mr Moore also denies attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving and driving above the legal alcohol limit. |
| He told friends in the car he wanted to run someone over and laughed after hitting Ms Hussein, the jury heard. | He told friends in the car he wanted to run someone over and laughed after hitting Ms Hussein, the jury heard. |
| In a statement to police, Ms Hussein described how she was thrown into the wall of a nearby house by the impact of the crash. | In a statement to police, Ms Hussein described how she was thrown into the wall of a nearby house by the impact of the crash. |
| "When I hit the floor, I saw blood coming from my forehead," the court heard. | "When I hit the floor, I saw blood coming from my forehead," the court heard. |
| "I remember shouting for help but nobody was around, I tried to get up, but could not. I didn't have any feeling in my right arm and I thought it might have been broken. | "I remember shouting for help but nobody was around, I tried to get up, but could not. I didn't have any feeling in my right arm and I thought it might have been broken. |
| Specialist treatment | Specialist treatment |
| "So, I tried to reach for my mobile with my left hand, but could not find any feeling in my left arm." | "So, I tried to reach for my mobile with my left hand, but could not find any feeling in my left arm." |
| Ms Hussein was taken to hospital with severe fractures to her pelvis, spine and breaks to her limbs. | Ms Hussein was taken to hospital with severe fractures to her pelvis, spine and breaks to her limbs. |
| After months of specialist treatment, she remains confined to bed. | After months of specialist treatment, she remains confined to bed. |
| The jury was told, after targeting Ms Hussein, Mr Moore went on to try to hit the Somali girl on her way to school, in nearby Butterwick Drive. | |
| In that instance he only clipped her side, sending her school bag flying. | In that instance he only clipped her side, sending her school bag flying. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |