Trio of crooks jailed for brutal South Ockendon attack

The victim, in his 20s, was driving in Arisdale Close, South Ockendon, at around 12.35am on July 1 2020 when he was followed and then chased by a grey BMW X5.

As he then tried to get away on foot, he was chased and then attacked with machetes by two men who’d been in the BMW.

His attackers got back in the car and drove off, leaving him for dead.

Yesterday at Basildon Crown Court, Jay Hursham, of Anton Road, South Ockendon was sentenced to 24 years in prison, 20 year-old Talliq Mwalim, of Rosebury Gardens, Upminster, was jailed for 23 years, and Bradley Dulieu, 22, of Heathway, Dagenham was given 10 years in prison.

Detective Superintendent Natalia Ross said: “This was a brutal and prolonged attack where these three men subjected the victim to extreme violence.

“They had armed themselves and hunted him down with the clear intent to leave him with significant injuries.

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“Such was the ferocity of this attack, he is lucky to be alive. Then in an attempt to escape justice, Hursham, Mwalim, and Dulieu put the safety of dozens of other people at risk by travelling at high speed on the wrong way on a busy road.

“Their reckless actions show how little they value life.

“It is testament to the work of the first responders and medical professionals that the victim has survived and to the responding officers whose tenacity, dedication, and professionalism meant this gang were unable to escape."