Gang of thugs wielding knives and baseball bats assault man,19
This is the shocking moment a gang of knife and baseball bat-wielding thugs launched a ‘horror’ attack on a teenager in front of horrified bystanders in a city centre before being hit with a 75 year jail sentence.
A 19-year-old man was found seriously injured with multiple stab wounds after being set upon by the yobs following a music event in Coventry.
Chilling footage of the moment shows the group chasing down their teen victim while armed with a terrifying array of weapons during the brutal attack.
The large group of eight, donning black hoodies and jackets, could be seen gathering around their victim before targeting him with their knife and weapons.
The victim was miraculously saved thanks to the quick actions delivered by members of public and emergency services who rushed to the scene at 3.30am on October 6 last year.
Terrifying footage captured the moment a gang of eight armed thugs targeted a 19-year-old man in Coventry city centre
The group chased and launched a savage attack on the teenager in front of dozens of horrified onlookers
The teenager was found seriously injured with multiple stab wounds after being set upon by the yobs following a music event in October last year
The eight men seen in the footage have now been jailed for a combined total of 75 years after being convicted of a string of offences at Warwick Crown Court.
The court was told the victim was first was attacked by Prince Lhamy, 21, and Pious Adabie, 20, who struck the teenager with weapons.
He tried to flee but only managed to run a short distance before he was set upon again, with more of the group joining in the attack in Upper Precinct.
Alexander Nzola, 21, Jaiden Grant, 19, Zachary Williams, 19, Kennedy Ikwuemesi, 21, Eniola Akingbesote, 21, and Hossame Madmoune, 19, either produced weapons or kicked him before they all fled.
Detectives launched an investigation and pieced together the sequence of events from CCTV to identify those involved.
Eight men were arrested within weeks of the attack at locations across the West Midlands, London and Brighton.
The reason for the attack still remains unknown.
The eight men seen in the footage have now been jailed for a combined total of 75 years after being convicted of a string of offences at Warwick Crown Court
Alexander Nzola, 21, (pictured first) Jaiden Grant, 19, (pictured fourth), Eniola Akingbesote, 21,(pictured second) and Hossame Madmoune, 19, (pictured third) either produced weapons or kicked him before they all fled
Warwick Crown Court was told the victim was first was attacked by Prince Lhamy, 21, (pictured third) and Pious Adabie, 20, (pictured second) who struck the teenager with weapons. Zachary Williams, 19, (pictured fourth) and Kennedy Ikwuemesi, 21 (pictured first) either produced weapons or kicked him before they all fled
Williams, of Coventry, was jailed for 22 years and Adabie, of Birmingham, was caged for 21 years after being found guilty of attempted murder.
Lhamy, of Coventry, was jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of wounding with intent, possession of a bladed weapon and violent disorder.
Ikwuemesi, of Coventry, and Madmoune, of no fixed address, were both jailed for four years and nine months after being found guilty of wounding and violent disorder.
Nzola, of Coventry, and Grant, of Birmingham, were both sentenced to four years behind bars after being found guilty of wounding and violent disorder.
Akingbesote, of Birmingham, was given an 18-month community order after admitting possession of an offensive weapon.
Detective Chief Inspector Adam Jobson, from West Midlands Police, said: ‘This was extreme violence and these men have quite rightly lost their freedom.
‘There’s no justification for carrying a weapon and it’s just sheer fortune the victim was not even more seriously injured.
‘We won’t accept this type of behaviour in our city and we’ll continue to take action to get knives off the streets.
‘We’ll always look to prosecute those involved in carrying them or involved in serious violence.’
