Londoner Casey Edwards, aged 23, had just been released on license when he inflicted life-changing injuries on a man in his 50s who was trying to stop a fight on a Friday night at The Sevens pub in Weedon Road in February this year year. . Edwards punched the victim to the floor and then stamped on him, causing permanent loss of vision, a broken nose, cuts to his eye and a fractured cheek. In a personal victim impact statement, she told Northampton crown court: “This attack knocked me for six. I was just trying to help someone who was in trouble and I didn’t expect to end up getting punched and stamped on.” Londoner Casey Edwards jailed for savage attack on inmate at Northampton prison Edwards, from Croydon in South London, was arrested 11 days later and found to be in possession of a quantity of cash and drugs. He later assaulted police personnel while in custody. He pleaded guilty to malicious wounding, assaulting a police officer and three drug offenses and was sentenced to four years and 10 months on Tuesday (November 1). The new sentence will only start when the current one expires in June 2024. The lead investigator, Detective Constable Mike Anslow, said after the hearing: “This was a truly awful incident as the victim in this case was trying to defuse a very tense and dangerous situation when he was needlessly attacked by Edwards. read more ‘Drunken’ man punches police officer in the face at Northampton nursing home “I am pleased that this custodial sentence has been handed down as it demonstrates the seriousness with which Northamptonshire Police take incidents of serious violence, which is one of our four priority areas. “I would like to thank the victim in this case for his support throughout our investigation and I hope that the conclusion of this case provides him with some semblance of justice and hopefully the ability to move forward, with the help of his strong support network ».
