Thugs who inflicted ‘life-altering' injuries get 118 years

EIGHT men have been jailed for a total of almost 120 years following a violent attack involving weapons, including a gun.

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The men, who are all from Walsall, appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court for sentencing after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Also armed with machetes, knives, baseball bats and cricket bats, they launched a ferocious attack on the vehicle. The firearm was discharged once, at close range, into the vehicle.

The men inside the car managed to drive themselves to Walsall Manor Hospital with various severe injuries, including slash and gunshot wounds.