Violent Disorder Dropped Wolverhampton Crown Court 2022
A violent 50-man brawl took place in a street of Walsall which involved machetes, bats, and poles. After a thorough investigation by the police 14 men were charged to appear at Black Country Magistrates court and then sent to Wolverhampton Crown court for the matter to be dealt with accordingly. Our client was fully advised in consultation by counsel and full instructions were taken from him and was accordingly advised to plead not guilty.
The incident took place on the street our client lived on. Our client came out his home to see what the altercation was about as soon as he stepped outside his home address 3 to 4 males set upon him and began attacking him. He was unarmed and had not done anything to provoke the attack. The males who attacked him were armed with cricket bats and an iron pole. Our client managed to disarm one of the males who had attacked him and get hold of the pole he was hit with.
There was a large group of males that had formed at the junction between the Street our client lived on and the street nearby. Our client kept hold of the pole to ward any of the males off as he had been badly beaten. Shortly afterwards a group of males charged towards our client and a group of female members of his family that our client was near, and then our client was further attacked by that same group. Our client used the pole to defend himself and female members of his family.
Our client was then attacked by other defendants in the case. Our client’s niece was hit with a cricket bat. The defendant’s mother and sister were also present trying to stop the assaults. During this part of the attack upon our client the pole was taken out of his hand by another male and was then continuously attacked. The defendant left the scene after it was safe to do so. Our client disputed that he was the aggressor in this incident. He was subjected to an unprovoked attack and was protecting female members of his family along with his family home. Our client’s right hand was injured as a result, and he later went to the hospital to have it seen. It was recorded that he had a grossly swollen dorsum of the right hand and a tender across the metatarsal.
Therefore in court we illustrated that our client was more of a victim rather than a defendant who acted in a violently or disorderly way. After careful preparation and critical analysis of the evidence against our client our defence team submitted a defence case statement on behalf of our client. Prior to trial taking place we made it clear to the prosecution that our client will not pleading under any circumstances due to the risk and affect it will have on his livelihood if the proceedings were decided against and we will let the trial run its course.
During trial the prosecution offered no evidence in relation to the case against our client and the matter did not proceed any further.