A teenage thug who repeatedly knifed a man in the street after threatening to stab him “for fun” has been locked up for 15 years.

Drug dealer Brandon Gurr, 18, was sentenced to 14 years youth custody for attempted murder and one year consecutive for perverting the course of justice.

Mojolaoluwa Oluleye, 18, who was cleared of attempted murder but convicted of wounding with intent, was sentenced to eight years in a young offenders’ institution.

Gurr, of no fixed address, denied attempting to murder Neil Davies and perverting the course of justice, but was convicted in August.

He admitted wounding with intent and having a bladed article.

Oluleye, known as Hustle and who has previous convictions for robbery and drug-dealing, of Meadow Road, Gravesend, denied both attempted murder and wounding with intent.

Gurr, who attended Northfleet Technology College, and Oluleye ambushed the victim in Milton Road, Gravesend, just before 12 noon on February 10.

Gurr then launched a “sustained and premeditated” knife attack and Oluleye joined in with punches.

Mr Davies suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest and upper body and was airlifted to King’s College Hospital in London for surgery.

Shortly before Gurr had wrongly accused Mr Davies of stealing £700 cash from him and threatened to stab him “for fun” while waving a knife around.

"It was a very frightening experience, which must have looked shocking" - Judge Charles Macdonald QC

Davies left the home of his girlfriend Clare Flame and Gurr followed him into East Milton Road. Gurr, then 17, was joined by Oluleye in Milton Road where the attack happened.

A mother and her two children, aged three and 17 months, were caught up in the violence, with the victim being stabbed over her buggy.

Mr Davies left Ms Flame’s home with a knife but he denied using it in the confrontation. A knife with his DNA on the handle was found at the scene.

Gurr telephoned Ms Flame three days after the attack and offered to pay Mr Davies £1,000 to drop the charges.

Gurr’s lawyer Charles Langley described the attack as “horrendous” but submitted the teenager had only intended to give the victim a beating.

Prosecutor Rowan Jenkins said Gurr, who admitted possessing drugs with intent to supply, had a total of 27.8g of heroin and crack cocaine in 163 wraps when arrested at an address in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

Judge Charles Macdonald QC said he had concluded that neither Gurr nor Oluleye was dangerous “in the statutory sense”.

Gurr had become angry with Mr Davies, he said, and threatened him earlier on with a machete which Ms Flame “happened to have behind her front door”, and his own knife.

Gurr decided to take revenge and phoned Oluleye, no doubt planning to attack Mr Davies. They then set about him with Gurr stabbing him eight or nine times.

“It was a very frightening experience, which must have looked shocking,” said the judge. “It was a shocking and terrifying experience for all concerned.

Mr Davies was treated for a 2cm deep wound and discharged from hospital within a day or two.

“There is very little mitigation,” said Judge Macdonald. “I don’t think there is any clear remorse in this case from start to finish.”

Gurr was sentenced to 25 months for having a bladed article and three years for the drug offences, both concurrent to the 15 years.

After the sentencing, Detective Inspector Andy Featherstone said: "There can be no doubt that Gurr was attempting to murder the victim in this violent and prolonged attack.

"The victim suffered serious injuries and the ordeal must have been horrifying. I would like to thank him for the support he has given us in this investigation, which must have taken a huge amount of courage.

"The attack took place in front of numerous members of the public, including very young children.

"It would have been devastating to witness and I would like to thank also thank the witnesses for their support in bringing these two remorseless men to justice.

"Kent Police will relentlessly pursue and bring to justice criminals that present a danger to the community."

Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS South East, Jaswant Narwal, added: "This was not an attempt to scare or injure someone. It was our case this was clearly a sustained and premeditated attempt to kill and it took place in the most public of settings.

"The victim is lucky to have escaped with his life, given the injuries he suffered and no doubt he will never forget the traumatic events of that day.

"Those who witnessed it are unlikely to forget what they saw either. People were just waiting for a bus and never expected to witness such a shocking attack taking place right in front of them."