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Police have released shocking footage of the moment a man was stabbed with knives and garden shears after 10 thugs smashed their way into his home.
The gang - including Ramsgate's Toryon David - travelled from London in a convoy of vehicles before kicking down the door of a property in Forest Fields, Nottingham, on May 20 last year.
Footage released by Nottinghamshire police of the moment of the attack
Harrowing footage captures the victim's screams as he was attacked with weapons while trying to escape the brutal attack.
The gang stole cannabis plants from inside the property and loaded them into a vehicle as police made their way to the scene. As officers arrived some of the men abandoned their vehicles and tried to run off before being arrested.
Others were stopped in their tracks and arrested as they fled down the M1 motorway back towards London.
Toryon David, 24, of Ramsgate, Josh Dawson, 19, Temi Peters, 22, Bilal Mohamed, 23, Jedidia Kibambe, 25, Gaele Meya, 25, Rex Kibambe, 27, Henock Eskinder, 28, Edmund Mackwar, 30, Earl Coelho De Carvalho, 23, all from London, have now pleased guilty to aggravated burglary.
They are due to be sentenced at a future date. Their victim needed stitches for head and shoulder injuries.
Detective Constable Sarah Gregg, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Many neighbours were disturbed by the commotion and saw this frightening incident unfold which was unacceptable to the community in Forest Fields.
“Following the report we responded quickly to secure arrests and undertook an extensive and meticulous investigation involving numerous police teams all working closely together.
“This relentless hard work and excellent teamwork led to the ten defendants putting in early pleas and we now await their sentencing.
“I would also like to thank the public for their help with our enquiries as the investigation progressed which has helped us bring these violent offenders to justice.”
Detective Superintendent Mike Allen added: “Cannabis grows are often used to fund serious organised crime and drive the criminal exploitation of vulnerable adults and children of varying ages.
“Drugs production and dealing is never a low-risk venture. Weapon-enabled violence will always exist around drugs markets as different operators seek to defend, enforce or steal from others.
“Anyone partaking in such illegal activity risks not only the police knocking at their door, a journey to custody, prison time and a criminal record, but they also risk drug dealing competitors using extreme violence to gain entry to their home and being exposed to the possibility of serious injury.
“Occasionally offenders looking to steal cannabis will target the wrong house."
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