On 25 January 2023, an 18-year-old man was walking with a friend in Benstead Grove, when a vehicle was deliberately driven at them. The victim ran from the scene seeking help and was pursued by two people from the car he knew, Troy Gosden and Kai Theodule.
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On reaching St Paul’s Avenue, Gosden assaulted the victim with a machete, while Theodule struck him with a rubbish bin and punched him several times. The assailants ran from the scene leaving the victim with a punctured lung and cuts to an arm and hands. He has since undergone surgery for his injuries. Gosden, of Charles Drayson Court, Faversham was arrested on 28 January and Theodule, of Maple Gardens, Canterbury was detained two days later.