Two armed robbers smashed their way into a man's home and repeatedly knifed him before fleeing on a motocross bike and crashing.
Victim Warren Whaley had been asleep at his Mansfield home when he was woken by a security light as determined raiders forced their way in through the back door.
Mr Whaley hid behind a wall in the early hours of December 3, 2020, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Monday, January 24.
Robbers Tristan Fretwell, 25, of Haydn Road, Sherwood, and Connor Edgar, 20, of Ryton Square, Aspley, and a third male, disappeared upstairs persistently looking for what ever they had come for.
When Fretwell, a convicted burglar and robber, returned downstairs, he was confronted by brave Mr Whaley.
Fretwell attacked him with a large kitchen knife, stabbing him repeatedly.
James Varley, prosecuting, said: "He (Fretwell) called Edgar to come downstairs and Edgar joined in the attack. It seems Fretwell was saying, 'stab him, stab him'. It seems between them multiple blows were struck and there were numerous injuries".
Slashes and puncture wounds were inflicted on Mr Whaley, with the most significant to his chest, but the blade did not penetrate too deep.
Mr Whaley handed his keys to the defendants and ran from the address but he was chased down by Fretwell who was still brandishing the knife and shouting, "I'm going to stab you."
Fretwell gave up the chase and returned to the house where Edgar had hopped onto a £5,000 motocross bike and took it down Bishop Street trying to get it started.
After they got it going, the pair fled with Edgar driving and Fretwell as pillion passenger.
However, Edgar drove into the back of a Post Office van which had been waiting at a red light.
He was seriously injured, suffering a significant brain injury, and was taken to hospital. He was found to have a cash box on him from the raided house and a kitchen knife with Mr Whaley's DNA on it.
Police found items strewn on the floor at the property, the television and back door panels smashed.
Both men went on to plead guilty at court.
Fretwell was jailed for six years and nine months for robbery and 26 months concurrently for wounding. He will serve half the sentence and remain on licence for the remainder.
Judge Gregory Dickinson QC, the Recorder of Nottingham, reminded them it was a serious case.
"What ever the precise background; whether you were after drugs or money or both, at 5.20 in the morning you two and another forced your way into Warren Whaley's home, literally smashing in the back door. He was asleep in the house at the time."
Edgar was handed 32 months in custody for the robbery, six months concurrently for wounding and eight months concurrently for dangerous driving. He was banned from driving for 12 months after his release.
He is still suffering after the accident which had an impact on his personality and he now needs help with simple tasks such as making a cup of tea.
The judge told him: "I can't pretend to know why you became involved in this and, in the process, you have let down your family and yourself. You have already suffered the consequences of your criminality, the accident.
"You took a knife with you and you did use it."
Detective Inspector Gayle Hart, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a very serious collision involving two young men who had moments before committed an extremely violent offence.
“After smashing their way in though a back door they first threatened the victim with a knife before chasing him around the street outside.
“During the attack he sustained some nasty cuts that could easily have been a lot worse.
“The subsequent crash was extremely serious in nature and both Fretwell and Edgar were lucky to escape with their lives.
“I am pleased they have now been brought to justice and hope they use their time behind bars to re-evaluate their lives and change their behaviour for the better.”
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