A man who stabbed a reveller outside a pub in south London in a road rage row has been jailed after detectives used CCTV and phone data to bring him to justice.
Peter Hyacienth, 28, from East Dulwich, was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court to eight years and one month imprisonment on Monday.
He previously pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent after an attack on a man who criticised the driving of his friend Ras Barton in the car park of the Fox on the Hill pub in Denmark Hill.
Barton, 27, from Lewisham, was sentenced to a community order having previously pleading guilty to assault by beating.
Police were scrambled to the car park at just after midnight on 12 March, 2022.
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed in the head with a knife.
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.
Investigators obtained data from the car park’s number plate recognition cameras and CCTV recordings, and examined social media and communications data, which resulted in the identification and arrest of the suspects.
The thugs 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 led 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”.
