A MAN who savagely attacked the manager of a takeaway shop and fired a gun into the floor has been jailed for three years.

A dramatic video played in Bolton Crown Court showed Yasir Rasool leaping across the counter of the takeaway clutching a gun in his hand.

He punched, kicked and pistol-whipped Riaz Khan and told him that if his brother was sacked he would kill him and his family.

He fired a blank cartridge into the floor, made Khan kiss his feet and told him: "I will kill all your family".

As he left the court after being sentenced Rasool directed an angry comment at his victim.

The threat prompted a warning about contempt of court from the judge.

Rasool, aged 22, of Gladstone Street, Halliwell, admitted unlawfully wounding Riaz Khan and possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

Prosecutor Richard Heap said that Rasool's brother, who worked at Allen's Chicken Takeaway in Chorley Old Road, Bolton, had a disagreement with the manager and was sacked.

A short time later Rasool went into the shop and the video camera behind the counter caught the moment he leapt over the counter holding a gun.

Rasool took Riaz Khan to the back of the shop and punched and kicked him, fired a blank shot into the floor and threatened to kill him.

Mr Khan was left with a split lip, bruises and grazes to his cheek, ear and face and weals on his body. Rasool also pistol-whipped his terrified victim.

He told Khan: "If you mess with my brother I will kill you. If he loses his job I will kill all your family. I am the Don of Bolton."

He made Mr Khan kiss his feet but still beat him, kicking and punching him all over his head, face and body. When police arrived blood was spattered over the floor and counter.

Police later searched Rasool's house and found bloodstained Rockport shoes. Forensic tests revealed the blood matched Mr Khan's DNA.

The court was told that Rasool was one of seven children, but the only one who had been brought up until the age of 18 in Pakistan.

When he came to Britain he felt as though he was an outsider and needed to prove that he was a full member of the family.

He overreacted when he heard his brother had been fired and now felt remorse and knew he had brought shame on the family by being the first one to be brought to court.

Recorder Charles Garside QC said that Rasool had subjected his victim to a prolonged and sustained attack.

He said that the offence was so serious that only a custodial sentence would be justified. He jailed Rasool for a total of three years.