Teens guilty of brutal attack in Shoreham

9:26am Thursday 14th February 2013 in News By Anna Roberts, Crime reporter

A still from CCTV showing the brutal attack on the 18-year-old in Buckingham Road, Shoreham A still from CCTV showing the brutal attack on the 18-year-old in Buckingham Road, Shoreham

An 18-year-old was punched, kicked, kneed and head-butted around 100 times in just two minutes in a shocking street attack.

The teenager, who asked to remain anonymous, was attacked as he walked along Buckingham Road, Shoreham, on October 17 last year.

He had his mobile taken and suffered facial injuries.

Now David Ayres, 19, of Farm Way, Southwick; David Shaw, 19, of Fishbourne Road East, Chichester; Lewis Berry, 20, of Test Road, Sompting, and a 17-year-old from Shoreham who cannot be named for legal reason have been convicted of attempted grievous bodily harm.

Admits robbery

Appearing at Brighton Crown Court, Shaw also admitted robbery.

Ayres was jailed for six years, Shaw was given five years, Berry was sentenced to four years and six months and the youth was given 32 months.

The victim said: “The sentences they received are better than I expected.”

Detective Constable Jonathan Stadius said: “This was a really nasty, unprovoked and vicious attack by these four people on one person.

“The victim was lucky to escape with no lasting physical injuries as the intent to cause him serious harm was evident.”

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Comments(17)

angrymonkey says...
10:13am Thu 14 Feb 13

Good on the Court for locking this scum up for a few years makes a nice change to see.

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mimseycal says...
10:16am Thu 14 Feb 13

A reasonable sentence for a nasty incident.

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mtmoocher says...
10:51am Thu 14 Feb 13

Please name the honourable Judge who issued these reasonable sentences. Bravo that person.

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Hove Actually says...
12:52pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Impressed with the Police, CPS and the courts, hope the lad is better now

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banargustrolls says...
2:42pm Thu 14 Feb 13

WITH VIDEO... tasteless Argus sensationalist comment again..

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Hoarder12345444 says...
5:00pm Thu 14 Feb 13

mimseycal wrote:
A reasonable sentence for a nasty incident.
Yep seems pretty fair, I am sure these guys will learn some lessons in "being hard" inside.

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Hoarder12345444 says...
5:14pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Sort of reminds me when i got jumped in a drunken attack that was unprovoked by about 5 men in 2001. I didnt get robbed but was battered. My response was hit the weights and bulk up. And since nothing else has happened. I am nearly 17 stone and funnily enough no one wants a pop. These people are cowards and target weak people!!

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Freeloaders says...
5:37pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Hoarder12345444 wrote:
mimseycal wrote:
A reasonable sentence for a nasty incident.
Yep seems pretty fair, I am sure these guys will learn some lessons in "being hard" inside.
Lets hope so.

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Thoushillnotjudge says...
1:12am Fri 15 Feb 13

A Rare but Positive sign of Justice being done, if only it could be repeated more often. Thoughts and respect to the victim for seeing this through to the end.

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timm says...
6:55am Fri 15 Feb 13

Well said Hoarder. Same Clockwork Orange thing happened to me, too. I will hit the weights and protein, too. Hope you well mate.

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gheese77 says...
11:34am Fri 15 Feb 13

Nasty little thugs, 4 versus 1 nice to see the sentence fits the crime for change

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Mr_Tom says...
12:57pm Fri 15 Feb 13

Little b*stards.. like to see how they fare if it was one on one.. gutless, spineless little filth.. I'm glad to see a decent sentence for once!

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Hoarder12345444 says...
1:26pm Fri 15 Feb 13

timm wrote:
Well said Hoarder. Same Clockwork Orange thing happened to me, too. I will hit the weights and protein, too. Hope you well mate.
Yeah all good thanks pal. Had no aggro since. See plenty though when i head out into Brighton on a friday night, rarely done these days!! Good luck with the training.

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tooned_in says...
2:03pm Fri 15 Feb 13

convicted of attempted actually bodily harm???
100 strikes is a high success rate id say the didn't attempt...the managed!

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smith15 says...
8:41pm Fri 15 Feb 13

These are scum of the earth, watching the CCTV just makes my blood boil.

David Ayres, Lewis Berry, David Shaw

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wowwee says...
8:30pm Sat 2 Mar 13

nasty vile creatures. how can someone do that to a human being

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bubbles1992 says...
5:32pm Fri 8 Mar 13

I'm ashamed to say I know these horrible scum bags! I grew up in the same village as them and went to the same school, they deserve everything they get!

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