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Peterborough 'four-pint milk bottle' acid burglary duo jailed | Peterborough 'four-pint milk bottle' acid burglary duo jailed |
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Two men involved in a burglary where a container of acid the size of a "four-pint bottle of milk" was sprayed over the occupants have been jailed. | Two men involved in a burglary where a container of acid the size of a "four-pint bottle of milk" was sprayed over the occupants have been jailed. |
The acid caused severe burns to one man when it was "sprayed everywhere" as the group went into the Peterborough flat. | The acid caused severe burns to one man when it was "sprayed everywhere" as the group went into the Peterborough flat. |
Nico White-Channer, 27, from London, admitted aggravated burglary and was jailed for 14 years and eight months. | Nico White-Channer, 27, from London, admitted aggravated burglary and was jailed for 14 years and eight months. |
Driver Damian Rutterford, 20, of Lincolnshire, was detained for two years and six months for burglary. | Driver Damian Rutterford, 20, of Lincolnshire, was detained for two years and six months for burglary. |
Cambridge Crown Court heard White-Channer, of Carisbrooke Road, Mitcham, was one of a group that had come to Peterborough from London in a van, in May last year. | Cambridge Crown Court heard White-Channer, of Carisbrooke Road, Mitcham, was one of a group that had come to Peterborough from London in a van, in May last year. |
On arrival they got the help of Rutterford, of Church Gate, Deeping St James, with the offer of £2,000 and drugs for his local knowledge, to take them to a house on Ashville Road believed to hold drugs and other items. | On arrival they got the help of Rutterford, of Church Gate, Deeping St James, with the offer of £2,000 and drugs for his local knowledge, to take them to a house on Ashville Road believed to hold drugs and other items. |
At some time between 02:10 and 03:15 BST on 9 May, the occupant of the flat opened the door to allow his friend out, but as he did he saw a group of three men, including White-Channer, waiting at the door. | |
The court heard the three, armed with the acid and a metal weapon, "immediately stormed the premises" and to dispel the oncoming resistance threw the corrosive substance over the two of the three occupants. | The court heard the three, armed with the acid and a metal weapon, "immediately stormed the premises" and to dispel the oncoming resistance threw the corrosive substance over the two of the three occupants. |
The acid caused "horrific" injuries to the victim's arm and leg, prompting him to jump from the second floor window in a bid to escape. | |
A victim impact statement from the man's mother said he reportedly told hospital staff he would "rather be dead than what he was feeling" during his recovery. | |
White-Channer had not used the acid himself, but left a cigarette at the scene and when arrested three days later he had a mobile phone that also connected him to the crime. | White-Channer had not used the acid himself, but left a cigarette at the scene and when arrested three days later he had a mobile phone that also connected him to the crime. |
The other two men that entered the house have not been identified by police. | The other two men that entered the house have not been identified by police. |
Rutterford had not left the car throughout the raid and was ordered to be detained at a young offenders' institute after admitting the lesser charge of burglary. | Rutterford had not left the car throughout the raid and was ordered to be detained at a young offenders' institute after admitting the lesser charge of burglary. |