Second man jailed for attacking boys with keys

A second man convicted of attacking a group of teenagers and stealing a bicycle has been jailed.

Declan Hyland, 29, Imran Ali, 41, and another man, ambushed the three boys on a bridge between Ivatt Way and Bourges Boulevard in Peterborough at about 17:00 BST on 18 April.

They repeatedly punched them, using keys held between their fingers as improvised weapons, and Ali made off on one of their bikes, a Carrera worth £600.

Ali, of no known address, was found guilty of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery and was jailed for four years and two months at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday.

Hyland, of no known address, was jailed for five years last month, having admitted robbery and two counts of attempted robbery.

The third man involved in the attacks on the boys has not yet been identified.

The boys sustained minor injuries, including cuts caused by the keys that were used as weapons.

Det Con George Corney, from Cambridgeshire Police, said: "This was a nasty attack on three teenage boys that understandably left them extremely shaken.

"For three men to attack and rob a group of young boys, who admirably tried to defend themselves, really is cowardly."

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