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Man gets 120-day prison term for machete attack
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Posted on Sep 23 2008
The Superior Court has slapped a 120-day prison term on a man who hacked and injured another with a machete during a fight that was triggered by a joke about religion at an apartment in Chinatown.
Associate Judge David A. Wiseman sentenced Ashik Uzzman Khan to one year in prison, all suspended except for 120 days, for assault with a dangerous weapon.
Following a plea agreement, Wiseman gave Khan credit for the time he had already served in jail.
The judge placed the defendant on two years of probation and ordered him to pay a $100 fine plus probation and court costs.
Wiseman required the defendant to write a letter of apology to the victim, Asfat Ali. He was also ordered to pay any emergency room expenses due to the offense.
Khan was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery. He signed a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
The incident occurred on Jan. 25, 2008, when Khan punched Ali, triggering during a party. Khan, a Muslim, joked about the religion of one of the guests, Sukesh Chandra Barman, who is Hindu. Khan, in a loud voice, also threatened to throw Barman from the second floor.
This prompted Barman to leave the party. Several other guests also left because they were afraid that something bad would happen.
Ali told Khan that because of what he did to Barman, their friends and visitors were forced to leave.
The defendant stood up, uttered a profanity and allegedly pushed and kicked Ali.
Khan then ran downstairs where he and Ali had a fight. As some friends tried to stop them, Khan ran to his car where he took a machete.
Khan allegedly swung the machete at Ali, but the latter managed to grab and hold the blade.
The suspect grabbed back the machete. Three friends got the machete and stopped Khan.
