A man and three teenagers from Slough have been jailed for a total of 18-and-a-half years for their involvement in a number of street robberies in the town last year.

Mustafa Ahmed,18, of Lerwick Drive, Sibtain Kiyani,20, of Lerwick Drive, Haider Anwar,18, of Crayle Street and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, were sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday, January 15.

Ahmed was jailed for a total of five-and-a-half years, Kiyani and Anwar for four-and-a-half years each and the 17-year-old was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.

All four were charged in connection with three robberies which took place between May 13 and 14 last year.

During the evening of May 13, a 21-year-old man was approached and assaulted on Farnham Road, Slough. The victim fell off his bicycle and was further assaulted as he lay on the ground.

During the incident, the victim lost consciousness. When he regained consciousness after the assault and managed to cycle home, he realised his mobile phone and wallet were missing. The victim received hospital treatment for his injuries and was later released. At around 5am on May 14, a 44-year-old man was assaulted and had his mobile phone stolen while in Whitby Road, Slough, after he was approached and asked for a cigarette.

At around 5.34am that same morning a 36-year-old man was walking home from work via the Cinder Track, near Beaumont Road, Slough, when he was assaulted and robbed.

Ahmed and the 17-year-old were found guilty of all three robberies, while Kiyani and Anwar were found guilty of two and not guilty of the robbery in Farnham Road, Slough.

Investigating officer, Det Con Tom Digby, of Slough Local CID, said: “I am pleased with the sentences handed out by the court. They reflect the serious nature of the offences, which were characterised by the unnecessary and excessive use of violence, hospitalising two of the victims.

“The offences were committed in the course of one night whilst the offenders were out celebrating a birthday and under the influence of alcohol. There appears to be no motivation for their actions other than the ‘thrill’ of mindless violence.

“Their attitudes whilst in police custody and throughout the trial made it clear that they had no remorse for their actions or realisation of the gravity of the offences and the harm they have caused. Hopefully these sentences will change that and drive home to them the seriousness of what they have done.”