A second robber has been jailed for more than four years for attacking a group of boys in Peterborough and stealing a bicycle.
Imran Ali, 41, was jailed for 50 months at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday (November 2).
The sentence comes after he was found guilty of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery.
Together with Declan Hyland, 29, and another man they ambushed the youngsters at around 5pm on April 18.
They blocked the path of the teenage boys, two of whom were on bikes and the third a scooter, between Ivatt Way and Bourges Boulevard.
They then pushed the boys off the bikes and repeatedly punched them, using keys held within their knuckles as improvised weapons.
The boys tried to defend themselves, but Ali managed to ride off on one of the bikes - a Carrera worth about £600.
He was closely followed by Hyland, who shouted an insult at the boys as he fled.
The victims received minor injuries, including cuts caused by the keys that were used as weapons.
Detectives reviewed CCTV footage from the area resulting in Ali, of no known address, being identified and arrested.
A media appeal was circulated with images of the two other men, resulting in Hyland being identified and arrested.
The third man was not identified.
Hyland, of no known address, admitted robbery and two counts of attempted robbery.
On 12 October at the same court he was jailed for five years.
DC George Corney said: "This was a nasty attack on three teenage boys that understandably left them extremely shaken.
“For three men to attack and rob a group of young boys, who admirably tried to defend themselves, really is cowardly.
“I’d like to thank the public for helping us identify one of the perpetrators and therefore bringing them to justice."
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