Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Coundon pub stabbing

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The victim is currently in hospital and his condition has been described as stable



A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a popular Coundon pub.

The incident happened at the Holyhead Pub in Holyhead Road at around 7.40pm on Sunday, October 2.

West Midlands Police were called to reports that a man had been stabbed in the stomach.

The 32-year-old victim was taken to hospital following the attack and is described as being in a stable condition.

Officers arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder.

A spokesman said: "A 44-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently helping police with their enquiries.

"Officers continue to investigate the circumstances around the assault which includes speaking to witnesses and trawling CCTV."

A spokesman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service added: "We were called at 7.45pm by the put itself to reports of a stabbing.

"We had sent two ambulances, a responder paramedic and a trauma doctor on board.

"We took the man in his thirties to UHCW."

According to the Telegraph's sources , the pub was closed for the rest of the night to allow for forensic investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101.

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Man charged following Holyhead pub stabbing

A 44-year-old Coventry man has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing at the Holyhead pub in Coundon on Sunday night.

Adrian Brock, of Lower Precinct, Coventry, was arrested by police officers near to the scene.

Officers were called to the pub on Holyhead Road at around 7.40pm following reports a man in his 30s had been stabbed in the stomach.

Brock has been remanded in police custody and was due to appear before Coventry magistrates this morning (October 4).

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: “Officers worked quickly to gather evidence and press charges against Brock.

“This appears to be a targeted incident and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.”

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Holyhead pub stab suspect in court charged with attempted murder

A man accused of attempted murder after a stabbing at a Coventry pub has appeared in court.

Police were called to the Holyhead, in Holyhead Road, Coundon, after a 32-year-old man suffered stomach injuries on Sunday, October 2.

Adrian Brock, 44, of Lower Precinct, city centre, was arrested and subsequently charged with attempted murder.

He appeared at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday via video link from HMP Hewell, in Worcestershire, where he is currently being held.

The case was adjourned for a further hearing on Friday, November 18, and a provisional date of April 3, 2017, has been set should it go to trial.

Brock was again remanded into custody.

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Man who stabbed lover's husband is convicted of attempted murder



A man who stabbed his lover’s husband twice to the stomach and abdomen outside a Coventry pub was telling the truth when he told police he wanted to kill him, a jury has decided.

Although Adrian Brock had admitted wounding his victim Ryan Casey with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm, he had denied attempting to murder him.

But after considering the evidence for just over five hours at the end of a six-day trial, a jury at Warwick Crown Court found him guilty by a majority of 11-1.

Adjourning to reflect on the case, and for a report to be prepared on him, the judge warned Brock, 45, of Lower Precinct, Coventry, that he is facing a sentence of “a significant number of years”.

The jury heard that Mr Casey’s wife Laura had left him for Brock, but on October 2 last year she had gone to the Holyhead pub in Holyhead Road, Coventry, her husband’s local, with a friend following a row with Brock.

The two women were sitting at a table outside the pub with Mr Casey when Brock came up behind him and, without warning, aimed a kick at him and then punched him to the back of his head.

Brock had walked to the scene armed with a kitchen knife he had put up his sleeve before leaving his flat.

As Mr Casey then got to his feet and turned round to face him, Brock stabbed him twice to the stomach and abdomen, causing life-threatening injuries.

And prosecutor Matthew Farmer said: “The prosecution say this was clearly with an intention to kill.”

Adjourning the case until the New Year, Judge Lockhart said that in view of the adjournment, he would also order a report on Brock to consider the issue of his dangerousness.

He told the jury: “It will be a very long period indeed. This is one of the gravest crimes in the criminal calendar.”

And he explained: “For murder, one doesn’t have to have an intent to kill, but for attempted murder, you do.”

Remanding Brock in custody, Judge Lockhart told him: “The jury has found you told the truth in interview. You will have to be sentenced for attempted murder.

“That is a grave matter. You will receive a very significant sentence, as you know. This will be a figure well into a significant number of years.”

He left it with the barristers to discuss a date for sentencing with the court listing officer – and a provisional date of January 12 has since been agreed.

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Knifeman who tried to murder love rival in Coventry pub jailed for 23 years



A man who stabbed a love rival in a “horrific” unprovoked attack at a crowded Coventry pub has been jailed for 23 years.

Adrian Brock left his victim with life-threatening injuries following the vicious attack in the garden at the Holyhead pub on October 2 2016.

He punched Ryan Casey from behind before producing an eight-inch kitchen knife from up his sleeve and stabbing him in the stomach and abdomen.

Brock, 45, of Lower Precinct, in the city centre, had denied a charge of attempted murder but was found guilty by a jury on a majority of 11-1.

The court heard Brock was seeing Mr Casey’s estranged wife, Laura, but their relationship had begun to falter.
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Brock was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court today following an adjournment while a pre-sentence report was prepared.

Judge Andrew Lockhart said Brock’s sentence would be 23 years, of which he would serve “at least two thirds of that in custody” - making it at least 15 years and four months.

Once that time is up the case will then be referred to the Parole Board who will only release him if it decides it is safe to do so.

The judge said Brock would at that point be released on licence for four years.

The judge said he was also making a restraining order for Brock not to contact Laura Casey, Ryan Casey and a third female.

If Brock breaks the order, he will be jailed for five years.

Judge Lockhart described the attack on Mr Casey as “a planned attempt to kill”.

Referring to Brock’s interview with the police he said: “You made admissions about your conduct.

“You were arrested for attempted murder

“It was the clearest interview and the clearest admission of attempted murder.

“It was a chilling account.

“You said ‘I did it to kill, I didn’t do it to slash or maim’.

“You said once you got out of prison you will ‘hunt down Mr Casey and finish the job’.”

He added: “When you found out he had survived you said you thought you had ‘done enough’.

“You showed absolutely no remorse at all.

“You acted in a selfish way, blackening the name of Ryan Casey, the man whose life you seeked to end.

“You lied to the jury about what your intention was.

“You told those wholesale lies on oath.

“Many others witnessed a full-scale attempt to kill. It was a horrific scene.

“This was a planned attempt to kill.”