A man has been convicted by a jury of injuring a victim's nose with pliers after throwing chilli powder into his face.
Mahomed Rafiq Girach (60), from Leicester, was found guilty of causing actual bodily harm to Ayub Lambat, who underwent surgery to have the severed septum between his nostrils repaired.
Girach denied the offence claiming he acted in self-defence. The jury of eight men and four women at the city's crown court rejected his version of events, by a majority 11 to one verdict.
The hearing was adjourned for the preparation of a pre-sentence report and Girach was released on conditional bail.
