A thug who attacked a man with a hammer, meat cleaver and kitchen knife has had his jail sentence increased by two years.

Fawad Ahinger was originally imprisoned for three-and-a-half years after he was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court of assault causing actually bodily harm and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

However, the Court of Appeal has ruled today that Ahinger, of The Terrace, Gravesend, must serve five-and-a-half years.

The case was referred by Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC as the sentence was viewed as being “unduly lenient”.

Ahinger first attacked former flatmate Asadullah Jan while in Gordon Promenade on the evening of March 24 before forcing him to his basement flat.

Without warning, the 21-year-old struck Mr Jan on the head several times with a hammer and punched him.

Once at the flat, Ahinger used the flat side of a meat cleaver to hit Mr Jan and threaten him by holding the cleaver to his throat.

Ahinger later used a bread knife to stab Mr Jan twice in the leg. As well as knife wounds, he suffered a bruise on his head and a cut scalp.

Mr Jan told the court at Ahinger’s trial in August this year he feared he would die during his ordeal.

The pair had shared accommodation in Alexandra Road and there was a row between them about missing property.

Mr Jan, who has previous convictions for common assault and theft, admitted he had initially punched Ahinger several times.

But he maintained he was scared into going with him to his flat when he pulled out a hammer.

Giving evidence from behind screens Mr Jan told the court: “He kept asking about his stuff. I was staying in London at the time but he was asking about me being involved in his stuff going missing.

“He said: ‘I don’t care, I will kill you’. He hit me in the head with the flat (of the) knife and was saying: ‘Give me my stuff back.’

“I was losing blood, I felt my energy was going. I thought I was going to die. I asked him to stop. I hadn’t done anything.”

Mr Jan managed to flee the flat and was helped by passing police officers. His leg wounds needed stitches.

Mr Buckland said after the appeal court’s decision: “I referred this case to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient because I felt the original sentence did not reflect the premeditated viciousness of the attacks where multiple weapons were used.

“The first attack was in a public place and then the victim was detained against his will. Ahinger threatened to kill his victim.

“These were serious offences involving violence and threats.”

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