Man jailed for stabbing a man in the head during brutal pub attack

A man has been jailed for stabbing a man in the head outside a pub in an attack that the victim still has not recovered from.

Peter Hyacienth, 28, of Underhill Road, East Dulwich, was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court today to eight years and one month imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent.

A second man – Ras Barton, 27, of Perry Hill, Forest Hill – was sentenced to a community order ahead of previously pleading guilty to assault by beating.

The two men attacked a man in his 20s in the car park of the Fox on the Hill pub in Denmark Hill just after midnight on March 12, 2022.

Witnesses said the victim, who was enjoying a night out with friends, had been attacked by two men after he had made a comment about Barton’s erratic driving in the car park.

The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed in the head with a knife.

The Met said it obtained data from the car park’s number plate recognition cameras and CCTV recordings, as well as social media data, which resulted in the arrest of the suspects.

The suspects had also stolen the victim’s phone and analysis of its movements showed it followed the route the suspect’s car had taken after the incident.

Detective Constable Shane Richardson, who carried out the investigation, said: “This was an extremely violent attack on a man who was enjoying a night out with his friends, and highlights the harm which knife crime can cause.

“He is still in the process of recovering from his injuries and the trauma of this incident and I hope this outcome brings him and his family some closure.

“The Met is committed to removing violent offenders from the streets of London and I am pleased this investigation resulted in the identification and apprehension of two violent men”.

Pictured top: Peter Hyacienth and Ras Barton (Picture: The Met)