Video: CCTV shows gang wielding blades during vicious attack as Birmingham & Coventry men are jailed

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Footage shows the group chasing down their victim while armed with an array of weapons -including knives

Shocking CCTV shows a gang brandishing blades moments before the attempted murder of a teenager during a 'horror' attack in a city centre.

A 19-year-old man was found seriously injured with multiple stab wounds after being set upon by a group of men after a music event in Coventry city centre.

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He was only saved thanks to the quick actions of members of the public and emergency services who rushed to the scene at 3.30am on October 6 last year.

Chilling footage shows the group chasing down their victim while armed with an array of weapons -including knives - during the brutal attack. Eight men have now been jailed for a combined total of 75 years after being convicted of a string of offences at Warwick Crown Court - including two from Birmingham.

The court was told the victim was first was attacked by Prince Lhamy, 21, and Pious Adabie, 20, who struck the teenager with weapons.

He tried to flee but only managed to run a short distance before he was set upon again, with more of the group joining in the attack in Upper Precinct.

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Alexander Nzola, 21, Jaiden Grant, 19, Zachary Williams, 19, Kennedy Ikwuemesi, 21, Eniola Akingbesote, 21, and Hossame Madmoune, 19, either produced weapons or kicked him before they all fled.

Detectives launched an investigation and pieced together the sequence of events from CCTV to identify those involved.

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Eight men were arrested within weeks of the attack at locations across the West Midlands, London and Brighton. The reason for the attack still remains unknown.

Williams, of Coventry, was jailed for 22 years and Adabie, of Birmingham, was jailed for 21 years after being found guilty of attempted murder. Lhamy, of Coventry, was jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of wounding with intent, possession of a bladed weapon and violent disorder.

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Ikwuemesi, of Coventry, and Madmoune, of no fixed address, were both jailed for four years and nine months after being found guilty of wounding and violent disorder.

Nzola, of Coventry, and Grant, of Birmingham, were both sentenced to four years behind bars after being found guilty of wounding and violent disorder.

Akingbesote, of Birmingham, was given an 18-month community order after admitting possession of an offensive weapon.

West Midlands Police statement

Detective Chief Inspector Adam Jobson, from West Midlands Police, said: "This was extreme violence and these men have quite rightly lost their freedom.

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"There's no justification for carrying a weapon and it’s just sheer fortune the victim was not even more seriously injured.

“We won’t accept this type of behaviour in our city and we’ll continue to take action to get knives off the streets.

"We'll always look to prosecute those involved in carrying them or involved in serious violence."

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