Two individuals have been incarcerated after they broke into a residence and threatened the residents at knifepoint while an infant was sleeping upstairs.
Colin Brown, aged 36, who resides on Stanway Road in Coney Hill, along with Craig Wood, 33, from Portreath Way in Kingsway, received their sentences at Gloucester Crown Court on March 27th.
Wearing balaclavas and carrying a crowbar and serrated knife, the two individuals burst into a home in the Mount Pleasant district of Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Wood received a five-year prison sentence whereas Brown was given an 11-year jail term because of his prior offenses related to burglary and a serious driving violation.
The court was informed that the men reached the location just before 2:50 PM GMT on January 8th.
The video from the doorbell camera revealed that Brown and Wood were trying to break into the main entrance of the property. When a man inside confronted them, Wood threatened to shoot him and instructed Brown to "call the shooter."
Brown employed a crowbar to break the window prior to the duo gaining access to the premises.
As soon as he entered, Brown wrestled the man to the ground and pressed a knife against his throat, urgently asking where the marijuana was hidden.
At the same time, another woman inside the property had confined herself along with her child in an upper-level bedroom.
While she was talking to the police on the phone, one of the intruders ascended the stairs and forcibly opened the door.
He brandished a knife at the woman, snatched her phone, demanded where the narcotics were located, then descended the stairs once more.
Brown and Wood subsequently attacked the male victim, resulting in injuries such as cuts and scrapes on his hands, before departing from the location along with the woman's telephone.
The Gloucestershire Police arrived at the location in just five minutes and quickly identified Wood close to the premises, his face still covered with a balaclava. He was promptly taken into custody and faced charges of aggravated burglary.
A knife utilized for threatening the victims was located in the hallway of the premises, whereas a crowbar along with an amount of cannabis was unearthed in a nearby garden.
Brown left the area but was found 10 days afterward. Additionally, he was taken into custody and faced charges for aggravated burglary.
He was instructed to pay a victim surcharge of £228, and both individuals were issued a 12-year restraining order.
'Terrifying ordeal'
Detective Constable Mollie Grice from the Criminal Investigations Division stated: “In broad daylight, around mid-afternoon, Brown and Wood carried out this brutal invasion of a home where a young child was sleeping upstairs. This undoubtedly would have been an extremely harrowing experience for those involved.”
I am glad that Wood and Brown are now experiencing the repercussions of what they did, and I trust that their sentencing will show that we handle such cases with utmost seriousness and ensure thorough investigations followed by bringing those responsible to face justice.
Nobody should feel vulnerable in their own residences, and we will keep aggressively pursuing those who engage in break-ins within our neighborhoods.
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