Three young people have been sentenced for their parts in a shocking violent incident in broad daylight in Shrewsbury town centre.
A crown court was shown CCTV clips of a group of youths who were involved in a tense stand off before a man was stabbed, punches were thrown, and a crutch was used to swing at a man amid chaotic scenes near the Market Hall on May 20, 2022.
Joe Farrell, now aged 21 , of Middleton Road in Oswestry, Corben Holloway, now aged 19 , of Portcullis Lane, Ludlow, and a young woman Jordyn Dodd, now aged 19, of Oakley Meadow, in Wem, appeared for sentencing for affray at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday . Judge Paul Glenn saw how drivers had to weave around a large group of people who were standing off at Bellstone and shoppers were also walking in the area. At least one member of the public called 999 as a result of the unfolding scenes.
Holloway, who was 17 at the time, had himself been a victim of stabbing by another man, named in court as Wayne Butler, who is now in prison having been sentenced to 15 years in custody for a violent crime.The court was told that he had been taken to hospital following an incident outside Fever nightclub in Shrewsbury.Just now
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