Birmingham man Daniel John-Forbes jailed over Coventry City Centre machete attack

A man from Birmingham has been jailed after a machete attack in Coventry.

Daniel John-Forbes,18, of Grace Road, Birmingham was jailed for six and a half years after the attack, which took place on September 27, 2022.

At Warwick Crown Court on December 21, John-Forbes was jailed for an initial four and half years with an extended period of two years after being found to be a dangerous offender.

The 18-year-old approached a group of people at Broadgate in Coventry City Centre before pulling a machete out of his trousers and attacking one of them.

He hit a man in the arm, leg and hand, inflicting potentially life-changing injuries before running away from the scene, later being tracked down by officers investigating.

Having tracked his movements, officers from the Coventry NPU and CID investigated and helped piece together John-Forbes’ movements.

Complex Investigations team members in Coventry then identified John-Forbes and charged him with Section 18 wounding and possession of a bladed weapon.

Detective Inspector Katherine Sibley, from the Eastern Complex Investigations team, said: “This was a violent and unprovoked attack, and this sentencing is the result of some excellent work by PC Jasmine Lovell and the rest of the team.

“They worked tirelessly and to a high level to identify Forbes and put together the case. The case was so strong the defendant pleaded guilty to all charges at the first hearing.”