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Three men behind bars who brought terror to Brompton 👇

Two men from Thirsk and one man from Northallerton were sentenced on Friday 5 September to just over 18 years between them for an aggravated burglary at Brompton, near Northallerton.

Shortly before 5.30am on Wednesday 15 January 2025, we received a call into our Force Control Room reporting that a man was trying to get into the reporting person's house on Danes Crest while armed with a gun. 

 Our operator could hear screaming, shouting and the words 'they're stabbing him - help me!' shortly before the call cuts out. 

 We then received multiple calls from neighbours who had heard and seen the disturbance taking place within the address. 

 Upon arrival to the scene, armed police officers located two men who were badly injured. 

 One of the victims had multiple stab and slash wounds including a puncture wound to his back which caused fractured ribs and a punctured lung, along with injuries to his face which had been caused by being hit with a gun. 

  The other victim had multiple stab and slash wounds including a wound to his neck. Both victims were taken to hospital via ambulance for urgent treatment.

 Shortly after this, all three suspects were located and arrested. 

 The suspects transpired to be Jack Butcher, 24, from Thirsk, Nicholas Eyles, 50, from Northallerton, and Jack Pugh, 25, from Thirsk.

 On 30 June, at Teesside Crown Court, all three defendants pleaded guilty to the following offences, and their individual sentencing are included too:

 · Jack Butcher - possessing a knife and for aggravated burglary

 ○ Six years 10 months with a concurrent sentence of six months for possession of a bladed article 

 · Nicholas Eyles - to aggravated burglary

 ○ Five years three months for aggravated burglary (his sentence also included a separate incident of assaulting an emergency worker)

 · Jack Pugh - for possession if an imitation firearm and for aggravated burglary 

 ○ Six years with a concurrent sentence of six months for possession of an imitation firearm  

Each were ordered to pay a surcharge of £228 as well.

 Due to the gravity of the violence and terror that was committed, they were remanded in custody until their sentence hearing on Friday 5 September 2025. 

 One of the victims said: “This has had a huge impact on my life… I feel really down, depressed and anxious. It has been a huge knock to my confidence, and I feel as though I’ve really been knocked down and it’s very hard to get back up.”

 The investigating officer, Detective Constable Tom Bowman said: "I'd like to firstly highlight the bravery of both victims, for sticking with the prosecution and gaining justice for the trauma they endured.

 "The victims may be slowly recovering physically, but we know how much of a toll an incident like this can take mentally. We hope the sentencing goes some way in helping the victims to rebuild their lives.

 "Despite this incident taking place in the early hours of the morning, this close knit community were woken up with the noise of the disturbance. Many neighbours, including children, witnessed the violence which took place right outside their homes. The very fact that they have also witnessed weapons being brought to the scene and some have seen the stabbing incident itself, really is disturbing for all those involved.

 "We hope the sentencing not only helps the victims with some sort of closure, but helps the local community too. 

 "We work tirelessly to combat knife crime and to bring those who bestow violence and harm to others to justice."