IsaiahWeekes, now 21, was out in Norwich with Mohammed Miah, now 23, when they encountered a drunk man in the city.

The attack happened near The Nelson hotel in Norwich (Image: Newsquest)

Norwich Crown Court heard the victim, a man in his 50s, suffered serious injuries after he was subjected to a violent knife attack at the bottom of steps at the Nelson Hotel on Prince of Wales Road.

Norwich Crown Court (Image: Newsquest)

The victim sustained lacerations to the back of his neck and right arm, and an injury to his abdomen in the attack which happened in the early hours of February 14, 2020.

Jerry Hayes, prosecuting, said Weekes and his then 17-year-old co-defendant had initially seen the victim as they came into Norwich after getting off the train.

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