19 year old sentenced to 12 years in prison for GBH attack in Princes Risborough

A 19 year old man from Princes Risborough man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by a four year extension period for Grievous Bodily Harm following an attack in Princes Risborough.

The man, of New Road, Princes Risborough, was convicted at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday 8th February 2016 by unanimous jury.

On Wednesday 2nd March 2016 he was sentenced at the same court to an extended sentence of 16 years comprising a custodial term of 12 years and an extension period of four years, and 36 months and 54 months detention in a young offender institution, to run concurrently.

On Monday 8th December 2014, at 2.11pm, the convicted man stabbed a 29 year old man numerous times in the chest, causing serious injury, in Woodfield Road, Princes Risborough.

The victim sustained four stab wounds to the chest and torso, causing a collapsed lung and a fractured shoulder blade.

In connection with this offence the man was convicted of one count of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, one count of having a blade/sharply pointed object in a public place and one count of wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm.

The man also pleaded guilty on Wednesday 18th November 2015 at the same court to one count of wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm, two counts of assault by beating, one count of assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, and one count of having a blade/sharp pointed article in a public place.

For these offences he was sentenced to three years’ detention in a young offender’s institution for the GBH, four months’ detention in a young offender institution for each assault by beating, all to be served concurrently.

At around 2.48am on Sunday 22 February 2015 the man entered a property Longwick Road, Princes Risborough and assaulted various occupants of the house; two 18-year-old men, a 17-year-old boy and a 34-year-old woman.

During this incident the man struck another man with a glass bottle causing serious injury. The victim sustained a fracture to his nose. The other victims sustained various bruising and swelling.

The sentences for each incident are to run concurrently so the convicted man will serve a total of 12 years in prison with four years’ extended licence.