Three men jailed for breaking into Bristol home to steal cryptocurrency

Summarised from BBC Bristol's report · Updated 17 Oct, 19:44 · Archive

Three men have been jailed for breaking into a Bristol home and assaulting the occupant whilst demanding cryptocurrency. Terroll Paul, 31, Mohamed Samagassi, 37, and Pierre Madzou, 30, forced their way into the victim's home in the early hours of 15 May, hit him over the head and demanded he hand over digital currency. The victim required hospital treatment. All three were arrested at the scene after the victim's teenage sister alerted police.

At Bristol Crown Court on Thursday, Paul was sentenced to six years in prison, Samagassi received five years, and Madzou was jailed for five-and-a-half years. All three had pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary. In a personal statement, the victim said the incident had left him 'constantly so frightened, paranoid, and completely petrified', describing himself as having become 'a completely different person'. He said he had become 'tense and apprehensive' where he was previously 'bubbly, talkative and outgoing'.

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• Man 'petrified' after home raided for crypto-cashThree men have been jailed after forcing their way into the victim's home and assaulting him.BBC Bristol · 17 Oct, 14:55

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