VICTIMS spoke of the fear and anxiety they have endured following attacks by a teenager in Grays and Stanford-le-Hope.

Edward Wall, 19, of, Webster Road, Stanford-le-Hope and Ollie Mckenzie, 19, of, Stour Road, Grays were charged with GBH for an attack near the Wharf Pub in Wharf Road South, Grays around 11.30pm on May 19, 2022.

Wall was also charged on two counts of ABH for attacking two victims at the Inn on the Green Pub in Stanford-le-Hope.

The pair attended Basildon Crown Court on Thursday, July 13, and were sentenced by Judge Ian Graham.

Victim impact statements were submitted to the court.

The Grays victim said: “I am suffering from emotional damage, great distress and I have poor sleep because I keep thinking about that night.

“I Keep waking up with cold sweats and nightmares and my wife said I make noises and twitch a lot when I sleep.

“I have anxiety and panic attacks and keep losing my breath, I feel like a prisoner in my own home.”

At around 11pm on May 19, 2022, Wall and McKenzie were drinking at the Wharf with two others when a call to a taxi company was made by a woman unconnected to the case.

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A group of four men including the two defendants come outside and entered the taxi claiming they knew the woman who called.

The victim was punched by wall three or four times in the head and was also attacked by the group in the back.

He was then dragged out of the taxi and stomped out repeatedly by the group before they fled the scene.

The victim suffered several injuries including a fractured left eye socket and nasal bone fractures, with his eye closed for more than a week from swelling.

Wall was also charged for beating two victims in Stanford-le-Hope, knocking one out on April 15, 2022.

The Stanford-le-Hope victim added: “I’ve started ignoring friends calls at the last minute.

“When I’m out I’m always looking over my shoulder and examining things.

“I was knocked out instantly so I have no recollection of it.”

Judge Graham sentenced Wall to five years imprisonment for the GBH and ABH charges and Mckenzie was jailed for three years and nine months.