Brothers attempted to murder man in ‘ferocious’ knife attack

TWO brothers have been found guilty of trying to murder a man in a “ferocious” knife attack as he walked home with his fiancée.

Simon Trigg, 33, and his brother Christopher Trigg, 36, denied attempted murder but were convicted by a jury following a two-week trial at Cardiff Crown Court.

Prosecutor Michael Jones described the incident as “a brutal and sustained knife attack upon a man late at night”.

The court heard the incident occurred in Hafodyrynys, Caerphilly, in the early hours of December 27 last year.

Victim Kevin Skye had been visiting family with his fiancée on Boxing Day and they decided to call in at The Hafodyrynys Inn on their way home around 11.30pm.

Prosecutors said a fight broke out near the toilets involving Simon Trigg and another man before Mr Skye stepped in as “a peacemaker”.

Witnesses reported hearing the brothers shout they were going to get knives and “slit everyone’s throats” as the pub closed.

The defendants’ mother reported being woken in the early hours and hearing someone moving items in the kitchen, which prosecutors argued was the brothers arming themselves. A witness described seeing one of the men carrying a kitchen knife with a 7cm blade. Another reported seeing them stab Mr Skye to the head and stomach.

Mr Jones said: “This was not just one lunge – this was repeated stabbing. It was, the prosecution say, an intentional and unrelenting attack carried out upon a defenceless man.”

A further witness told police it looked as though the brothers were trying to kill Mr Skye.

The victim’s fiancée called 999 and paramedics found he was bleeding from multiple stab wounds.

He was rushed by ambulance to the University Hospital of Wales, where he arrived just before 4.50am and underwent emergency surgery.

The court heard he suffered “lifethreatening injuries”.

Mr Jones said: “Without the subsequent medical intervention, we say Mr Skye would have died from those severe injuries.

“After perpetrating this horrifying and merciless attack, both defendants ran off, leaving him for dead.”

The court heard the victim had “little recollection” of the incident.

Simon Trigg, from The Glyn, and Christopher Trigg, who does not have a fixed address, were arrested at their mother’s home around 4.30am.

In response to the caution, Christopher Trigg said: “He beat my brother up.”

They are due to be sentenced on Wednesday, July 12.