Aidan Bird, 18, assaulted multiple teenagers and kidnapped a 17-year-old boy before attacking him too.

The 18-year-old broke into a home in Somersham on February 10, 2023, wearing a balaclava and armed with a machete.

He attacked multiple teenagers in the property and left one unconscious, before smashing up furniture and possessions, and leaving with designer clothing and mobile phones.

Bird, again armed with a machete, broke into another home in Somersham the following day with his associate, 19-year-old Jaylen Harradine, who had a kitchen knife.

The pair stole from that home and kidnapped a 17-year-old boy.

They forced the boy into a car, drove him to a remote location near Warboys, and attacked him in a ditch. Bird claimed that the victim owed him an amount of money.

On February 28, 2023, Bird attacked another 17-year-old teenager from Huntingdon with weapons, and then locked him in a garage.

Bird again claimed that the victim owed him money.

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At Peterborough Crown Court on Friday (2 February), Bird, formally of Pettis Road, St Ives, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison after previously being found guilty of two counts of aggravated burglary and kidnap.

He had also pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and disclosure of private images.

Harradine, of Dolphin Close, Cambridge, was sentenced to three years and nine months after previously being found guilty of one count of aggravated burglary and kidnap.

He was found not guilty of the aggravated burglary on 10 February.

The Hunts Post: Jaylen Harradine acted as Bird's accomplice. (Credit: Cambridgeshire Police)Jaylen Harradine acted as Bird's accomplice. (Credit: Cambridgeshire Police) (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)

Bird and Harradine were also given a restraining order not to contact any of the victims involved in the crimes.

Detective Constable Rebecca Neville, who investigated, said: “Bird is a dangerous individual who, along with his associates, went on a rampage using extreme violence to terrorise their victims."