Man sentenced following violent assaults in Brighton
A man has been sentenced to over a decade in prison
Sussex Police have confirmed a man has been sentenced to over a decade in prison following two violent incidents in Brighton during October last year.
The force said on October 9 Joel Elliott aggressively charged towards a man while holding a knife in Trafalgar Street.
He then threatened and slashed at the victim, causing multiple injuries before forcefully taking his backpack from him, which contained a wallet and other personal possessions.
Less than two weeks later on October 22, a report was made to police by a woman who reported being attacked by Elliott at a Brighton address.
He was arrested on October 22 in relation to the allegations and charged the following day.
The 34-year-old of Springfield Road in Brighton, appeared at Lewes Crown Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to the crimes.
At his plea hearings, Elliott pleaded guilty to charges of robbery, possession of a knife in a public place, threats with a knife in a private dwelling, engaging in controlling/ coercive behaviour, and of suffocation.
The pleas were accepted, and the prosecutor ordered that the rape charge should lie on file.
Elliott was sentenced to a total of 10 years and six months imprisonment.
Detective Sergeant Victoria Thornton-Green said:
“A man with complete disregard for the law, who is a danger to the community and who maliciously assaulted people simply because he felt he could, has been removed from the streets, which as a direct result are now a safer place."