Three teenagers sentenced over Taunton stabbing
The victim was attacked in a park area last year
Last updated 20th Mar 2024
Three teenagers have been handed custodial sentences after a man was stabbed in Taunton.
The victim was attacked in a park area between Baldwin Road and Monmouth Road in Halcon at just before 3.30pm on February 18th, 2023
His injuries were not life-threatening.
Hamza Mahmoud, 19, and Faisal Uriakhail and Zaeden Perkins, who were both 17 at the time of the offence but have since turned 18, were charged and first appeared in court the following Monday.
On March 15th all three, who are all from Taunton, appeared at Bristol Crown Court after previously admitting wounding with intent.
Mahmoud was sentenced to five years and three months in detention, Uriakhail to five years and Perkins to four years.
Sentencing, His Honour Judge Edward Burgess KC described the three on one attack as “frenzied and sustained”.
Officer in the case DC Natalie Norman said:
"The attack happened in a residential area and must have been shocking for families living nearby.
"I hope the custodial sentences for these young adults will reassure the community how seriously the criminal justice system takes knife crime."