Attacker jailed after punching and kicking victim near homeless charity in Peterborough
A man who carried out an attack with a wrench outside the premises of a Peterborough homeless charity has been jailed.
Devon Cox (27) had demanded £500 from the victim, a 42-year-old man, outside The Light Project, in Gravel Walk, at about 6am on 1 August.
He refused so Cox pressed a wrench into his neck and threatened him, demanding he withdraw the sum from a cash machine.
Cox punched and kicked him repeatedly, before grabbing him and marching him along Bridge Street and into Broadway.
After punching the victim several more times and throwing him to the ground, the victim managed to escape by jumping on a bus that had stopped nearby.
He later received treatment in hospital for serious facial injuries.
At Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (2 October), Cox, of Huntly Grove, Peterborough, pleaded guilty to ABH, and was jailed for one year and six months.
DC Jake Boreham-Dennis who investigated, said: "This was a terrifying ordeal for the victim, who bravely refused Cox’s demands and managed to escape.
He added: “I hope this sentence offers the victim some reassurance that justice has been served, and shows that violence of this nature will not be tolerated.”