A Croydon man drove his car into a group of partygoers in the early hours of the morning has been jailed.

At a hearing today (March 26), Woolwich Crown Court heard that following a fight at Mekan Bar & Restaurant on Bromley Road, Catford, Shaquille Wokoh deliberately mounted the pavement and drove at pedestrians in an attempt to do serious injury.

Upon being ejected from the bar on September 16, 2017, the 24-year-old immediately made for his car which was parked nearby.

Then, at about 3am he used this car to deliberately drive at people who were leaving the venue.

It is believed that the man Wokoh had been fighting with earlier was in the crowd, and Wokoh drove forward onto the footway, appearing to be totally reckless about who he hit.

Wokoh was convicted at the crown court on February 27 and today was sentenced to eight years in prison.

PC Gary Sanders said: "This was a deliberate use of a car as a deadly weapon.

"It was only by luck that no one was killed or suffered serious injuries.

"Wokoh was clearly enraged that night and in the heat of the moment launched an attack against those responsible.

"As a result of the investigation, Wokoh was found to have accrued thousands of pounds by criminal activity; forensic tests of the money we recovered showed abnormally high traces of heroin. This money has now been seized and can be used to help, and not harm, communities."

Wokoh had also pleaded guilty at the same court, on March 12, to money laundering after more than £100,000 in cash was found at his home.

He was sentenced for this offence to two years in prison, to run consecutively.