THREE men who stabbed and robbed a man in Worcester last September have been sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison.
Mark Payne-Lundy, aged 37, Alfie Semmens, aged 18, and Arefa Tshitoeng, also aged 18, were found guilty following a trail at Worcester Crown Court.
They attacked a man with a kitchen knife before stealing his phone and a mountain bike in an alleyway behind Sainsbury’s on Windermere Drive in Blackpole, on September 24, 2025.
The victim was stabbed in the leg at least twice and suffered cuts to his stomach and behind the ear during the assault.
Fortunately, he managed to raise the alarm and get a passer-by to call the police before he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. He was left with some permanent injuries.
The offenders were identified via witnesses and police intelligence work resulting in them being arrested and interviewed within 48 hours.
Payne-Lundy, of Newland Close, Redditch, was previously found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent, robbery, and possession of a knife in a public place. He was sentenced to ten years.
Arefa Tshitoeng, of Hollymount, Worcester, was found guilty of wounding with intent and robbery. He was sentenced to four years.
Semmens, of Canal Side, Worcester, was found guilty of wounding with intent, after he admitted to his role in the robbery in March. He was sentenced to two years, suspended for two years, and ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work.
Detective Constable Elle May, of South Worcestershire Reactive CID, said: “We are pleased to get these sentences for these three knife robbers who seriously injured their victim during this shocking attack.
“Knives have no place on the streets of the West Mercia force area, and we will continue to hunt down and prosecute all those who seek to carry them and/or use them in violent assaults such as this one.
“We hope the verdict will bring some sense of justice to the victim as they seek to move on with their life now.”
