Those in the Royal Court yesterday watched CCTV footage of Richard Thomas Clarke, 43, brutally attacking Vale Service Station employee Jamie Marsh in the early hours of 30 April 2024.
He punched and kicked Mr Marsh in the face, head, chest, back and stomach, while demanding money and threatening the worker with a knife he claimed to have.
Mr Marsh was in court to hear the proceedings.
Speaking to the Guernsey Press, he welcomed the sentence.
‘I was quite shocked when they said 11 years, but in a way I’m glad because it shows that they’re taking it seriously and as a deterrent to others,’ Mr Marsh said.
‘Things feel a lot easier for me now. A lot of weight has been taken off of me. I’m still going through treatment but things feel easier.’
The attack left him with serious injuries, including a broken jaw, cracked sternum and broken left knee, as well as losing more than a dozen teeth.
He has also been left with hearing problems.
In court, Mr Marsh watched the CCTV footage of his attack for the first time.
‘I hadn’t seen the video and I found it very hard to watch. It was shocking,’ he said.
‘My other half found it very upsetting. I didn’t realise it went on for quite so long. I was shocked.
‘I once again want to say thank you to everyone who has helped throughout this, I will be going back to work and he won’t beat me.’
Clarke ended up fleeing the Vale Service Station empty-handed. That robbery came just two weeks after Clarke broke into Doyle Motors and stole lottery scratch cards and cigarettes.
In court he was also sentenced for supplying the class B drug cannabis to his contacts.
Clarke admitted all three charges.
The court also took into account a burglary at Oaty and Joey’s, where Clarke used a crowbar and forced entry to steal over £1,000.
Clarke was sentenced to nine years in prison for the robbery at Vale Service Station, and four years in prison for the burglary at Doyle Motors to be served concurrently.
He was sentenced to two years in prison for supplying cannabis to be served consecutively.
Clarke will also be subject to an extended sentence licence for four years for the robbery following his release from prison.
Judge Catherine Fooks said attack had affected Mr Marsh, his colleagues and the whole community.
‘Workers should be able to get on with work at any hour of the day without the fear of attack.’
She thanked Guernsey Police for the thorough investigations using forensic evidence, cell site analysis and CCTV footage to place Clarke at the scenes.
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