Jail for Notts man who slashed neighbour’s neck in VE Day brawl

A Notts man who slashed a neighbour's neck with a knife during a mass street brawl on VE Day has been jailed, Nottingham Crown Court has heard.
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Connor Bramley was brandishing a red and black-handled flick knife, with a four-inch blade, in a threatening manner, during the altercation in Selston, on May 8.

Prosecutor Lauren Butts described how a father and son, who were having a barbeque, tried to separate those fighting in the street.

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The father jumped on Bramley and wrapped his arms around him to prevent him from using the knife, and took him to the floor.

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Bramley was seen swinging the knife and a one-inch gash to the back of the man’s neck was later treated with glue, but no hospital treatment was required.

The victim, who had recently moved to Selston, said he now felt anxious going out and wanted to move away.

Bramley initially denied having a weapon and claimed he blacked out after he was beaten by 12 people.

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He has previous convictions for going equipped and interfering with a vehicle, Ms Butts said.

Thomas Welshman, mitigating, said the offence was out of character, and Bramley had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and was remorseful.

"This is a young man with no relevant previous convictions for knives or violence," he told the court on Thursday, and asked the judge to consider suspending the sentence.

Bramley, 21, of Victoria Road, Selston, pleaded guilty to possession of a blade and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court, on October 22.

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On Thursday, Judge Steven Coupland sentenced him to 16 months in prison.

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