Overview
- Wright, 30, was jailed for eight years and nine months and Hawley, 37, received four-and-a-half years after admitting causing grievous bodily harm with intent in Eastwood.
- Prosecutors said the pair poured boiling water on the victim, beat him with objects and demanded a £10,000 transfer during an attack that police said lasted nearly two hours.
- The victim had recently come into money and had been taking drugs with Hawley for around 10 hours, with prior transfers to her accounts cited as context for the extortion.
- CCTV shown to the court captured a separate mass brawl in Ashbourne in April 2022 involving bottles and a bar stool, leaving one man with a fractured skull.
- Jason Bailey was jailed for two years and Ashley Dunne received a 22‑month suspended term for roles in the Ashbourne affray, while Wright also admitted unrelated thefts including a £3,000 bike.