The court heard how on 17 September 2022, 36-year-old Thomas Fenlon shot through a glass pane in a door of an address on Landseer Close using a BB gun.
Together with his brother Michael Fenlon, Thomas then went on to violently attack the three occupants of the property, two of whom were just fourteen and fifteen years old at the time.
While still outside, a 35-year-old who resides at the property was stabbed in the head several times, causing significant bleeding, and once inside the house, the brothers went on to violently hit and kick the man further.
Two teenage occupants ended up in the midst of the violence, with a fourteen-year-old boy suffering a prolonged attack during the incident, thankfully, causing non-serious injuries. A chair was also thrown at the fifteen-year-old girl, causing a cut to her lip.
The brothers fled the scene after being alerted that police were en route and went on the run.
Michael, 37, of Norton Lawns, Sheffield was located and arrested that evening and charged with several offences. On 20 March 2023, he entered guilty pleas to the charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and the two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. At a Sheffield Crown Court hearing on 23 March 2023, he was sentenced to eight years six months in prison.
Despite his brother being jailed, Thomas was still on the run and evading arrest. On 27 March 2023, officers finally arrested Thomas after he handed himself into the police.
On 12 February 2024, Thomas pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and the two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.
Last Tuesday (2 April 2024) Thomas, 26, of Mawfa Avenue, was sentenced to seven years in prison and handed a 10-year restraining order, prohibiting him from contacting his victims and witnesses in the case.
