So he’ll be out in four years… for giving someone permanent sight damage.
BRITAIN YES!
A teenage car-jacker who left a young woman with permanent sight damage following a hammer attack has been given a nine-year jail sentence.
Majid Ali, aged 18, repeatedly struck Blythe Mason-Boyle, 24, across the head before taking her Audi A1 from Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, in March last year.
The victim suffered cuts to her face and a fractured eye socket shortly after leaving a gym. West Midlands Police released an image of her injuries following the sentencing of Ali, who officers said had shown no remorse.
Miss Mason-Boyle now struggles to see clearly through one eye and has also received counselling to overcome the trauma of her ordeal.
Detectives managed to trace the stolen car within 24 hours and after a tip off, Ali, who was just 17 at the time, was identified as the prime suspect.
A warrant was later executed at his home and the hammer was found hidden underneath a sofa bed.
Ali, of Mountford Street, Sparkhill, Birmingham, denied robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and wounding but was convicted following a trial at the city’s Crown Court, and was sentenced on Thursday.