Overview
- The victim was invited to a Seamer Road address and assaulted during a robbery on March 26, 2026, suffering several injuries including the loss of a tooth and losing a mobile phone, a gold vape and £15.
- Police later seized two mirrors and a gold vodka bottle believed used in the attack and recovered the stolen vape and cash from Luke Clayton at arrest.
- All three defendants pleaded guilty at their first hearing and were sentenced at York Crown Court on July 3, 2026, with Sadie Metcalfe jailed for 42 months and Luke Clayton and Lloyd Fitzgerald each jailed for 38 months, Clayton receiving an extra nine months for a separate theft.
- The court imposed a five-year restraining order banning all three from contacting the victim or going to his home or workplace and the judge declined to make a formal finding on the victim’s claim he was lured to the address.
- Sentencing noted extensive prior offending and that the defendants were on licence or bail at the time, police welcomed the custodial sentences, and the victim says the attack has left him isolated, fearful to go out and unable to trust people.