A brutal street fight in Radford has resulted in the fourth prison sentence after Tyrone Rowe was jailed for stamping on a man’s head moments before the victim was stabbed multiple times.
The victim, Craig Taylor, 30, was caught in a savage assault on June 22, 2022, around 4.30pm on Peveril Street. Taylor initially dodged a knife attack from Junior Bailey but then lost his balance and fell to the ground.
At the same time, Rowe, 39, of no fixed address, tried to kick Taylor from behind. Not stopping there, Rowe stamped on Taylor’s head while he lay helpless on the road.
Bailey then crouched over Taylor, holding him down and stabbing him twice in the back of the shoulder before delivering a ruthless kick to his face and fleeing the scene.
Taylor suffered two stab wounds, multiple fractures, and a collapsed lung. The fight actually started minutes earlier when Taylor, along with Marvin Loi, 44, launched a violent attack on Bailey, leaving Bailey with several facial fractures.
Rowe was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Nottingham Crown Court on March 14. Bailey, of Palin Street, Hyson Green, received four years for wounding with intent on March 2. Taylor received a 16-month suspended sentence, while Loi, of Cricklewood, London, was given a 10-month suspended sentence plus unpaid work.
Detective Sergeant Sarah Gregg of Nottinghamshire Police said: “Rowe made the cowardly decision to assault a man who was already being attacked and had no way of defending himself. Knowing his victim was more focused on trying to avoid being stabbed by Junior Bailey, Rowe took the opportunity to stamp on his head as he lay on the floor, which could in itself have caused serious injury.”
“While he may not have been the one to stab Craig Taylor, Rowe was still central to this vicious assault, which had nothing to do with him at all. I’m pleased to see he has now been punished for his involvement in this incident and his sentence should send a strong message to others that this violent behaviour won’t be tolerated in Nottinghamshire.”
Originally published by UKNIP.
