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A businessman who was jailed for permanently injuring an intruder who attacked him and his family has been freed by the Court of Appeal. | A businessman who was jailed for permanently injuring an intruder who attacked him and his family has been freed by the Court of Appeal. |
Munir Hussain 53, was sentenced to 30 months for grievous bodily harm with intent after he hit Walid Salem with a cricket bat on 3 September 2008. | |
Hussain and his family had been tied up by three intruders at their home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. | Hussain and his family had been tied up by three intruders at their home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. |
His jail sentence has been replaced with a two-year suspended term. | His jail sentence has been replaced with a two-year suspended term. |
Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, who was sitting with two other judges in London, said he had shown "mercy" to Hussain. | Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, who was sitting with two other judges in London, said he had shown "mercy" to Hussain. |
Community figures | Community figures |
His brother, 35-year-old Tokeer Hussain, who was also jailed for causing grievous bodily harm, had his 39-month jail term reduced to two years. | His brother, 35-year-old Tokeer Hussain, who was also jailed for causing grievous bodily harm, had his 39-month jail term reduced to two years. |
Hussain's son, Awais Hussain, said the family was grateful for all the support it had received. | |
Tokeer Hussain has had his jail term reduced | |
Speaking outside court, he said: "It will be great to have my father home, but my thoughts are with my uncle who will not be released yet. We hope he stays strong." | |
He added: "I don't think our family will ever get over it." | |
Hussain and his brother, who were both described as being at the heart of their community, were imprisoned in December after being found guilty at Reading Crown Court. | |
The court heard Hussain and his wife and children returned from their local mosque to find intruders wearing balaclavas in their home. | |
They were tied up but the businessman escaped and enlisted his brother to help chase the offenders down the street, bringing one of them to the ground. | |
The pair left Salem with a permanent brain injury after hitting him with a cricket bat. | |
The force of the blow was so hard that it broke the bat into three pieces. | The force of the blow was so hard that it broke the bat into three pieces. |
The decision to free Hussain comes one day after judges rejected his appeal against his conviction. | |
Lord Judge said the case was one of "true exceptionality". |