The men, who are linked to the city's Third Side gang, ran at Brandon Rodney-Lawrence after they spotted him on the street in Mile Cross.

They subjected him to a 40 second assault leaving him with serious injuries.

The attack happened on Bignold Road, one of the main road's through the estate, at around 3.20pm, on March 30 last year.

The attack happened in Bignold Road, Norwich (Image: Newsquest)

Norwich Crown Court - where the four men have been sentenced for their roles in the violence - was told Mr Rodney-Lawrence was known to be involved in drug dealing and that the attack was thought to be related to drugs.

Norwich Crown Court (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)

As the four men - Jayden Gray, 19, Marshall Mutota, 19, Kingsley Reid-Fleming, 20, and Harvey Hulme, 22 - approached the victim, they all put on balaclavas to cover their faces.

Gray pulled out a machete as he ran over to Mr Rodney-Lawrence. Mutota followed and also produced a machete.

The victim received injuries to his face, arms and legs but managed to disarm Gray and chase the........

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