Two Scunthorpe men jailed for a combined total of fours years and eight months
It's after a woman was thrown from a van they were trying to steal
Two men from Scunthorpe have been jailed for a combined total of fours years and eight months after a woman was thrown from a van they were trying to steal.
She suffered multiple injuries.
In May 2021 Police received a report from a woman that she had been approached by a man while working in the back of a company van.
The man got into a vehicle the woman was working in, and started to drive off while she was still in it. The woman was hurt as she was thrown from the vehicle.
Following a trial - 33 year old Jonathon Bratley from The Cliff and Richard Smelt aged 31 from Ashdown Avenue were both found guilty of conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle.
Both appeared at Grimsby Crown Court where Smelt was sentenced to three years and Bratley to one year and eight months.
Detective Constable Andy Taylor said:
“The victim was lucky not to have suffered any significant injuries after she was thrown from the van in this senseless attempt to steal it from someone who was simply working hard and minding their own business.
“The vehicle was quickly recovered, undamaged, and returned to the company she was working for at the time; Bratley and Smelt did this all for their own worthless amusement which resulted in an innocent member of the public sustaining unnecessary injuries. They show no remorse or consideration for what they’ve done and the affects it has undoubtedly had on the victim.
“I hope the result at court and knowing the pair are behind bars allows the victim to feel that a sense of justice has been achieved.
“This level of criminality will not be tolerated, and we will continue to work tirelessly to gather strong evidence and build impenetrable cases in order for justice to be served.”