Two men have been jailed after they robbed a fellow resident at a homeless shelter in Nottingham. Jack Dennis and Gervais Davis entered the victim's room at a hostel in London Road before attacking him and stealing his Nike trainers, jeans, two mobile phones, bank card and food.
Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, November 2 that the pair knocked on the victim’s door and asked him for a cigarette. When he asked them to wait outside, they ignored his request and entered the room.
Dennis then put the victim in a headlock and pulled him to his knees, before repeatedly punching him in the ribs. After the attack on November 28 last year, Dennis threatened to stab the victim “18 times” if he told anyone, the court heard.
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He added that if he called the police he would arrange to have him raped. Dennis and Davis were arrested and charged after CCTV footage showed them entering the room at the time of the incident.
They initially denied being responsible for the robbery but later changed their pleas to guilty. Dennis, aged 21, of no fixed address, was jailed for four years and three months.
Davis, aged 20, of no fixed address, was handed a four-year jail term. Following the sentencing, Detective Constable Bethanie Foster, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Dennis and Davis preyed on a vulnerable victim for their own selfish gain.
“It was a despicable act and I would like to thank the victim for providing evidence so that both men could be taken off the streets. This type of violent and targeted crime, especially against vulnerable people, will not be tolerated and Nottinghamshire Police will do everything in its power to protect the public from people like Dennis and Davis.”
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