Some - though not Slater - were also convicted of witness intimidation, supply of Class A drugs and street robbery, which was linked to a County Lines drugs gang.
The machete attack carried out by teenager Jay Slater and others in 2021 could have been fatal, but for the heroic intervention of a young girl who threw herself onto the victim's body to save him.
Although the defendants were cleared of a more serious charge of wounding with intent to commit GBH, all were found guilty of violent disorder. Read More The Jay Slater key players: How family and friends, mystery Brits, police and amateur sleuths fit in The incident began shortly before 9pm on the night of August 6, 2021 when Mr Hilton, then 17, walked to an old paper mill in Hermitage Street, Rishton, Lancashire.
Some took drugs and others scrawled graffiti on the walls. It was dark, damp - and well away from parental eyes. Kane Taylor, 20, was given an 18 month community order with 25 days rehabilitation activities and 150 hours unpaid work The derelict building covered with graffiti and the woodland surrounding it had become a hang-out for local youthsSome wore balaclavas, one was armed with a machete, another had an axe, one had a hammer and another was wielding a golf club.
Amid broken glass and piles of rubble, youths gathered at the mill to drink alcohol and meet with friends after more than a year of pandemic lockdowns Judge Philip Parry told them during sentencing: 'I have to have at the forefront of my mind the fact that most of you were children when you committed these offences'.
The judge said if the group had been convicted of the more serious charge of section 18 wounding, they would all have gone to youth custody. However he said he took a rehabilitative approach when sentencing them.
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