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| Four jailed for Worthing amputations stabbing | Four jailed for Worthing amputations stabbing |
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| Three men and a youth have been jailed after being found guilty of stabbing a man resulting in both his arms and legs having to be amputated. | Three men and a youth have been jailed after being found guilty of stabbing a man resulting in both his arms and legs having to be amputated. |
| Ernest Moyo, who was 25 at the time, was attacked as he left a party in Worthing, West Sussex, in August 2012. | |
| He later contracted a blood infection which resulted in the amputations. | He later contracted a blood infection which resulted in the amputations. |
| Patrick Brookes, 27, was jailed for 16 years, while Jeramiah Reynolds, 26, Dominic Brookes, 19, and Trey Johnson, 17, were each sentenced to 15 years. | Patrick Brookes, 27, was jailed for 16 years, while Jeramiah Reynolds, 26, Dominic Brookes, 19, and Trey Johnson, 17, were each sentenced to 15 years. |
| All four defendants were found guilty at previous hearings of grievous bodily harm with intent. | All four defendants were found guilty at previous hearings of grievous bodily harm with intent. |
| They had all denied the offence. | They had all denied the offence. |
| 'Devastating attack' | 'Devastating attack' |
| Mr Moyo, who is known as Joe, was at a party in Pavilion Road when he was stabbed once in the thigh and twice in the abdomen after a row about a mobile phone. | |
| After infection spread and his vital organs were put in danger, doctors amputated his arms and legs. | After infection spread and his vital organs were put in danger, doctors amputated his arms and legs. |
| His family were so distressed by the incident and Mr Moyo had such little recollection of what happened to him, they told him initially he had been in a car crash. | His family were so distressed by the incident and Mr Moyo had such little recollection of what happened to him, they told him initially he had been in a car crash. |
| He now has prosthetic limbs. | He now has prosthetic limbs. |
| Dominic Brookes, from Bramble Close, Croydon, south London, and Trey Johnson, of Victoria Road, Worthing, were both found guilty following a trial in August, and told they would serve their sentences in a young offenders' institute. | Dominic Brookes, from Bramble Close, Croydon, south London, and Trey Johnson, of Victoria Road, Worthing, were both found guilty following a trial in August, and told they would serve their sentences in a young offenders' institute. |
| Patrick Brookes, from Clifton Road, in Worthing, and Jeramiah Reynolds, 26, from Ascham End, Walthamstow, east London, were found guilty in March. | Patrick Brookes, from Clifton Road, in Worthing, and Jeramiah Reynolds, 26, from Ascham End, Walthamstow, east London, were found guilty in March. |
| Sentencing them at Hove Crown Court, Judge Anthony Niblett said the effects of the attack had been "devastating". | Sentencing them at Hove Crown Court, Judge Anthony Niblett said the effects of the attack had been "devastating". |
| "There's only one reason for the nature and extent of these injuries - that is the use of knives. | "There's only one reason for the nature and extent of these injuries - that is the use of knives. |
| "People who use knives must understand the risks involved and that the injuries sustained by the victims will be of the greatest seriousness." | "People who use knives must understand the risks involved and that the injuries sustained by the victims will be of the greatest seriousness." |