AN OSWESTRY man was jailed for three years on Friday for his part in an assault as the result of an attempted robbery of drugs and money in Shrewsbury.

Callum Evans, 22, of York Street, received concurrent sentences of three years and four months for attempted robbery and 20 weeks for affray and causing actual bodily harm at Shrewsbury Crown Court.

He will serve half of his sentence on licence after he punched Luke Warwick in the face when he and co-defendants Jake Jones, from Wem, and Billy Hethrington, from Bomere Heath, went to his property in Yew Tree Close around 11pm on May 13 this year.

The assault came after Mr Warwick had moved to call for help from neighbours alerted to the incident after Jones – jailed for five years – had pulled a knife demanding money and drugs from him and three of his friends.

Evans punched the victim in the face, while Hetherington – who was jailed for three years and nine months – hit him with a pole that he brought to the attempted robbery.

Judge Peter Barrie gave credit to Evans that he was not in possession of a weapon, but also stated that he did not end the enterprise when he saw the knife, and also knew that Hethrington had taken a weapon.

Jailing him, Judge Barrie also gave him credit for telling Jones to not steal three mobile phones – although he stole two – and said Evans had a chance after prison to turn his life around.

"You joined with your friends and set out late at night to Luke Warwick’s home to get drugs and money," he said.

"You did not take a weapon with you, but you knew Billy had a pole and as soon as you went through the door you saw Jake had a knife.

"Yet you carried on with your involvement. You were blocking the door while the others tried to steal from the occupants .

"What did happen, neighbours started showing interest, you and Billy went outside to see that and Luke came out. You punched him in the face and Billy hit him with he pole.

It is your credit that when Jake "carried on trying to steal phones, you told them to leave that and thinking the police were coming, you went off.

"You have previous convictions for offences of violence and I have to consider carefully the effect they have.

"Your pre-sentence and psychiatrist reports have to be considered and one glimmer of light for us is the time this offence happened, your life was a mess.

"You were governed by alcohol or drugs but you have said that your symptoms of paranoias are lessened when you are not on drugs."