Croydon road rage attacker got in victim’s car before striking them with a broken bottle

An uncontrolled man has been jailed for greater than 13 years after he got into an argument with one other driver, got into their car after which attacked them wildly with a broken bottle.

Stefan Setepenre Dennis was sentenced to 13 years and 6 months’ imprisonment at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday, May 18.

The 46-year-old, of Crunden Road in South Croydon, was discovered responsible of wounding with intent and pleaded responsible to taking a automobile with out consent.

The court docket heard that Setepenre was driving in the Vauxhall space on June 13, 2020 when he abruptly modified lane, inflicting the car behind to make contact with the again of his automobile.

Both drivers got out of their automobiles and have become concerned in an argument.

In the act of weird road rage, Setepenre got into the victim’s car and drove it onto the pavement.

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He then approached the sufferer, who was filming the incident, snatched the cellphone from their hand and threw it on the bottom before driving away.

A couple of minutes later, Setepenre returned to the scene on foot, choosing up a glass beer bottle and breaking it.

He struck the sufferer, who was nonetheless ready on the scene, in the face and hand a number of instances with the broken bottle, inflicting extreme lacerations.

Setepenre fled the scene after being challenged by two off-duty officers who have been strolling previous.

He was arrested on June 15, 2020 after being recognized by the registration marker on the car, employed in his identify a few days earlier.

Detective Constable Sam Jones, from the native policing workforce in central south London, mentioned: “This was a mindless and horrific assault. It adopted a minor road site visitors accident that might have occurred to anybody.

“Setepnre’s actions have been interrupted by two off-duty law enforcement officials, which led him to run from the scene. Were it not for his or her intervention, even better hurt may properly have been precipitated.

“The sufferer will now should reside with the results of Setepenre’s brutally violent and disproportionate response for the remainder of their life. I hope that this sentence brings them some closure.”

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