Two thugs who tried to snatch away lone women on the street and bundle them into a car are jailed
- Jordan Godfrey, 30, and Brett Parker, 28, have both been jailed for over two years
- The pair targeted two women and a child in the space of one morning
Two thugs have been jailed after a string of lone women were targeted on the street – including a 14-year-old schoolgirl and one victim who escaped being dragged into a car.
Jordan Godfrey, 30, and Brett Parker, 28, drove around in a stolen Ford Focus in Kent stopping random women and asked them for directions in a bid to snatch them off the street.
The pair targeted two women and a child in the space of one morning then crashed into a parked car and threatened two witnesses who started filming the accident.
One incident saw the men grab a woman and try to physically force her inside their car until she fought them off and fled.
Both men were jailed today for more than two years at Maidstone Crown Court, while the judge commented that he saw ‘no genuine remorse’ from either man during the trial.
Jordan Godfrey, 30, and Brett Parker (pictured), 28, have both been jailed for driving around in a stolen Ford Focus and trying to snatch women off the street
Godfrey (pictured), of Colchester, Essex, denied the allegations but was convicted of attempted robbery and sentenced to two years and six months in prison
Godfrey then dragged one of the women to the floor by the neck before they fled and their vehicle was found abandoned nearby.
Their crime spree began at around 8am on November 6, 2018, when they pulled alongside a woman walking in Swanley, Kent, and offered her a lift.
Minutes later, they pulled up next to a teenage girl and asked her to get into the car to give them directions.
When she refused they followed her and only drove away after she pretended to make a phone call, then fled to a nearby supermarket and called her mother.
Around half an hour later, a 24-year-old woman was heading towards the town’s train station when the car was used to block the footpath in front of her.
Father-of-two Parker, who had been taking drugs and drinking earlier that day, opened the back door and told her to get in.
When she refused, he then grabbed her arm and tried to force her inside, but the brave victim fought back and managed to make her way to safety.
Godfrey and Parker then drove to a nearby private car park, where they collided with a parked car.
At Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, Parker was jailed for three years and nine months, to be served concurrently with another prison sentence
Parker was said to have offered ‘a score’ – only £20 – to pay for the damage, but then began to drive away.
The men saw two women trying to take photos on their phones of the damage and began screaming at them to hand over the devices.
One woman began ‘discreetly’ recording the car, but it then suddenly stopped and a passenger, Godfrey, got out shouting ‘give me that f****g phone, give me that phone’.
Godfrey then put his arm around the neck of one of the women and dragged her to the floor.
They also tried to rob another woman of her mobile after their car was photographed.
Friends of the woman managed to stop the attack by claiming she was pregnant.
They eventually fled and the stolen Ford Focus was later abandoned around 20 miles away near Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
At Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, Parker was jailed for three years and nine months, to be served concurrently with another prison sentence for an unrelated crime.
Parker, of Dagenham, east London, denied the charges but was found guilty after a trial of attempted robbery and attempted kidnap.
Godfrey, of Colchester, Essex, also denied the allegations but was convicted of attempted robbery and sentenced to two years and six months in prison.
Forensic examination of the vehicle and clothing identified both offenders and Parker’s DNA was also found on a victim’s coat who he tried to pull into their car.
Judge Philip Statman told the defendants as he handed down the sentence: ‘This court has to ensure that young women are able to walk the streets without being bundled into a car.
‘I shouldn’t speculate as to what your motives were in trying to bundle your victim into your car. I saw no genuine remorse during the trial.’
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