Taxi driver Kefayaat Satiereh jailed after barbecue stabbing
Maidstone Crown Court,
where the Satiereh case was heard
by Keith Hunt
A thug has been jailed for three years for stabbing another man
while at a friend’s house for a barbecue.
Taxi driver Kefayaat Satiereh tried to knife Yusef Sadiki in the
chest but caught him in the arm as he tried to protect himself.
Satiereh, originally from Afghanistan, denied unlawful wounding
but was convicted at a trial in September.
The 27-year-old married father, of Midhurst Court, Mote Road,
Maidstone, went to the barbecue in Alfred Close, Chatham, home of
Safi Husayai, on May 4 last year.
When the victim arrived he was concerned to see Satiereh there
because they did not get on. Satiereh became angry, pulled up his
sleeves and rushed at Mr Sadiki.
Prosecutor Stephanie Dodd said Mr Sadiki tried to leave but
Satiereh pulled out the knife and lunged at him. He ran into the
garden with his left arm bleeding. He was taken to hospital and
treated for two wounds.
Admitting he did not get on with the victim, Satiereh said he
was drinking double vodka but denied being drunk. He denied
stabbing Mr Sadiki.
“The prosecution say it is actually straight forward - that the
defendant doesn’t like Mr Sadiki,” said Miss Dodd. “He had been
drinking and he stabbed him.
“The knife was not found at the address. We don’t know what
happened to it, so there is no forensic evidence.”
"What is clear is you decided to take the law into your own hands to execute some retribution" – Judge Philip St John-Stevens
Judge Philip St
John-Stevens said it may never been known why Satiereh effectively
lured Mr Sadiki to the house.
“What is clear is you decided to take the law into your own
hands to execute some retribution,” he added.
John Fitzgerald, defending, said unique circumstances led to the
offence. There had been a dispute between brothers of Satiereh and
Mr Sadiki.
“If a man of Islamic religion was accused of being homosexual it
was the most hideous of slurs on his character,” said Mr
Fitzgerald.
A restraining order was not necessary, he submitted, because he
understood Mr Sadiki now lived in Sheppey.
“He has no inclination to spend any time in the company of Mr
Sadiki,” said Mr Fitzgerald. “He doesn’t want to see him ever
again.”
But the judge made an order banning Satiereh from contacting Mr
Sadiki or his family for 10 years.
Satiereh had embraced his new culture since arriving in the UK
from Afghanistan in 2001,said Mr Fitzgerald.
He was granted asylum after his father was executed by the
Taliban. He went to college and trained as a welder. He worked in
warehouses until 2007 and later became a taxi driver.
“He sent money to his family in Afghanistan,” said Mr
Fitzgerald. “He has a positive attitude towards society. He
respects the finding of the court but continues to deny the
offence.
“His concern is for his wife and children. He is worried they
will not be fed while he is in custody.”
12/11/12
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