Three men who bundled a man into a car and robbed him at knifepoint of £25,000 worth of belongings including his £17,500 Rolex have been jailed for four years.
Minshull Street Crown Court heard how the man had recently befriended Kyle Fox, 30, at a cash machine and the pair had met up socially on a number of occasions.
On April 11, 2021, the complainant invited Fox to his home in Whitefield, where Fox intended to purchase an amount of cannabis and the two made their way there after meeting at Whitefield tram stop.
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The court heard how the complainant then received a text message from Fox, saying he had left the address as he felt paranoid with other people being there and asking the complainant to meet him outside.
The complainant set off to meet him as instructed but prosecuting, Mr Adam White said an Audi car pulled up alongside him and he was bundled into the vehicle by McCauley Doran, 24.
Two motorists witnessed the attack, in which the complainant was pulled into the car by his neck chain and took a photo of the vehicle which captured the registration.
The court heard how Doran, of Batty Street, Manchester was wielding a metal bar and once in the car, Fox, who was wearing gloves with plastic knuckles, pulled out a large knife before punching the complainant in the face.
The court heard the complainant describe how he deliberately wiped blood on the car interior to aid forensics.
Fox, Doran and Liam Mattinson, 25, of Tennyson Avenue, Bury then robbed the man of his Rolex watch, worth £17,500, his wallet and £7,000 of jewellery.
Mr White said the complainant then heard the three men discussing what to do with him and said: "Terrifyingly, he heard them discussing whether or not to kill him."
Instead, the three men decided to throw him out of the car while it was still moving.
The complainant then knocked on the nearest front door, where he was described by the occupant as being in a state of shock and as saying: "Excuse me mate, can you call the police, I have been kidnapped and robbed."
Defending Mattinson, Ms Gwen Henshaw, said he had shown remorse, was not a persistent violent offender and is on a waiting list for anger management.
She said he had been placed in care at two days old, was raised by grandparents and later found himself homeless and living on the streets.
He suffered PTSD after his own father killed himself in front of him.
She said he now has a partner and recently became a father, so had the impetus to change.
Defending Doran, Mr Jon Close said he had shown remorse, suffered from ADHD and had learning difficulties. He had left school with no qualifications, left home at 17 and had been homeless and suffered an addiction to Spice.
Defending Fox, of no fixed address, Ms Virginia Hayton said he too had suffered very difficult formative years.
All three pleaded guilty to kidnap and robbery.
Judge Paul Lawton described the three as all being "young men with turbulent backgrounds".
He allowed the three credit for their guilty plea and passed sentence for each of four years in custody.
He said they could expect to serve 17 months in prison.
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