Third man charged after violent Watford assault left victim in hospital
The three men will stand trial in July
The incident happened along Horseshoe Lane in Watford (Image: Google Street View)
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Hertfordshire crime: Two men jailed after boy, 16, stabbed and another man injured inside Watford flat
The victims managed to escape to the flat s balcony where they caught the attention of passing police officers
Sami Sarout (left) and Ali Mohammed (right) (Image: Herts Police)
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Another man has been charged in connection with a stabbing last summer. On July 5, a man was seriously assaulted in Horseshoe Lane, Garston, near Woodside Leisure Centre. The man, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital but was later discharged. Connor O’Sullivan-Smith, 26, from Bedford was arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm and possessing a weapon. He appeared at Hatfield Remand Court today (January 29) and is remanded into custody ahead of a trial scheduled for July 12 this year. Two men released on conditional bail are also scheduled to stand trial alongside O’Sullivan-Smith:
James Diston, 27, of no fixed address was previously charged with grievous bodily harm and possessing a weapon.
A teenager was stabbed and a young man suffered an injury to his thumb after two men broke into a flat and attacked them. Sami Sarout and Ali Mohammed have been jailed for carrying out the violent attack on the evening of November 18, 2019, when they forced their way into a flat off Beechen Grove in Watford. St Albans Crown Court heard that once inside, Sarout produced a large knife and stabbed the first victim, a 16-year-old boy, twice in the arm. This caused a deep laceration which required an operation to repair it under general anaesthetic. Mohammed produced a kitchen knife before attempting to stab the second victim, a 20-year-old man, and a tussle ensued.
Reggie Sime (photo Herts Police) A teenager who carried out a series of “despicably cruel” attacks on taxi drivers by throwing a liquid at them has been jailed. Reggie Sime, 19, of no fixed address, targeted several taxi drivers for money in Watford in late September and early October last year by throwing ammonia in their faces. St Albans Crown Court heard how Sime’s crime spree began in the early hours of Monday, September 21, when he booked a taxi from an address in Norwich, Norfolk, to take him to Harris Road in Watford. On arrival, Sime exited the vehicle and approached the driver’s window to demand money.