A brother avenged his sister's sharia divorce in an "honour attack" on her former husband, a court heard.
Mohammed Olaad and two others went to the victim's home and repeatedly punched him.
One of them was armed with a bottle, which was used to strike the victim and caused blood to splatter up a door.
The victim, who suffered two cuts to his head needing stitches, at one stage lost consciousness during the attack.
Simon Ash, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court: "The prosecution say it's in the nature of an honour crime.
"It was premeditated and the motivation was the Sharia divorce that took place between the victim and Olaad's sister.
"A bottle was used by one of the assailants, but it's accepted it was not taken to the scene."
Olaad (20), of Uppingham Road, Leicester, and co-accused Ali Ali (21), of Toronto Close, St Matthew's, both Somali nationals, admitted causing actual bodily harm on October 10.
Both received nine months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and were ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work.
They were also each ordered to pay �250 compensation to the victim and �250 costs.
The third attacker is believed to have left the country.
The incident happened after Olaad made a supposed amicable arrangement with his sister's ex-husband to return some property to him following the divorce under Islamic law. The three men went to the man's home in Wharf Street North, St Matthew's, Leicester, and were let in by his flatmate.
The victim turned up later and, after initial greetings, he was attacked.
The flatmate sought help on the street from a passer-by, who went in to the building and shouted out.
The three attackers then left the scene of the attack.
The victim, who is believed to be in his early 30s, suffered cuts and bruises.
He still suffers from bad headaches and dizzy spells.
Mr Ash says: "He no longer trusts people and has bad dreams."
Sally Bamford, in mitigation for Olaad, said: "Things got out of hand.
"There's some background to the matter not simply the divorce and the complainant misled his sister as to his age and the fact he had a previous relationship and children. Olaad reacted badly to his sister's hurt feelings."
Olaad was said to have acted out of character and is studying mechanical engineering with good career prospects, she said.
Philip Gibbs, for Ali, said: "He regrets getting involved."
Sentencing, Judge Ebraham Mooncey said: "You took offence to something that happened and in effect decided to punish the complainant for something you thought he'd done wrong.
"He was subjected to a ferocious attack causing serious injuries from which he's still suffering the effects. If you have a grievance, you shouldn't take the law into your own hands.
"If it's a community matter, then take it up with the leaders of your community. I accept you're both remorseful and are now leading sensible lives."
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