Norwich gang jailed for 23 years over machete attack robbery
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 10:33 · Archive
Four members of a Norwich robbery gang have been jailed for a total of 23 years for a brutal machete attack that left the victim with life-threatening injuries.
Four members of a robbery gang have been jailed for a total of 23 years for a brutal machete attack that left a man with life-threatening injuries. The victim was lured to garages off Southalls Way in Sprowston, where a woman approached him before three masked men robbed him of his mobile phone and stole his Mercedes car.
The man suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain that required emergency surgery to save his life after being stabbed in the head with a long-bladed weapon. Norwich Crown Court heard the robbery on 5 February stemmed from a violent altercation over a drug deal.
Storm Leake, 24, of Rouen Road in Norwich, who wielded the weapon, was jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and robbery. Recorder John Hardy said Leake had a long history of serious offences and a 'propensity for violence', adding: 'This is one of the worst GBH with intent cases I have ever come across. You are very lucky not to be facing a life sentence for murder.'
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- Masked robbery gang jailed for 23 years over brutal near-fatal machete attackNorwich gang jailed for 23 years after machete attack left victim with fractured skull and brain bleed during robbery of his Mercedes car in Sprowston.Eastern Daily Press · 23 Oct, 09:55
- Masked robbery gang jailed for 23 years over brutal near-fatal machete attackNorwich gang jailed for 23 years after machete attack left victim with fractured skull and brain bleed during robbery of his Mercedes car in Sprowston.Norwich Evening News · 23 Oct, 09:55
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