TWO Worrigee men charged over the stabbing of a man in Nowra and separate armed robbery have been jailed for seven and six years respectively.
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Edward John Cruickshank, 28, and Kevin Glenn McMahon, 26, have both been jailed after pleading guilty to a variety of charges in Nowra District Court.
Cruickshank pleaded guilty to special aggravated break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, reckless wounding in company and robbery in company causing wounding grievous bodily harm.
McMahon also pleaded guilty to reckless wounding in company, robbery in company cause wounding and special aggravated break and enter to commit serious indictable offence.
Court papers said the charges arose from two separate incidents in Nowra on May 26-27 last year.
Cruickshank and McMahon went to a caravan behind a home in Scenic Drive, Nowra between 8.30pm and 10.30pm on May 26 where a 56-year-old man was stabbed and a 35-year-old man was threatened with a shovel.
Court papers said two men and two females were in the caravan when Cruickshank and McMahon arrived and forced their way inside.
Cruickshank was armed with a shovel, while McMahon picked up a knife which was on the floor of the van.
Court papers said threats were made against the 56-year-old man who was told to get outside the van but refused.
An argument broke out over drugs, followed by a scuffle.
During the altercation the light in the caravan was smashed and the 56-year-old man suffered a stab wound to his lower back, which resulted in a punctured lung.
Cruickshank and McMahon left the van, while the man was taken to Shoalhaven District Hospital and placed in intensive care.
The pair were also involved in a robbery in the early hours of May 27 at a home at Nowra East where a 54-year-old victim suffered a broken arm and nose as well as having his car and wallet stolen.
After a night at the Worrigee Sports Club the 54-year-old victim was looking for a female friend who had left earlier in the evening and found himself at a Nowra East home, when Cruickshank and McMahon arrived.
The pair spoke to the victim and accused him of "being a dog" for being a "dobber" while in jail.
Court papers said McMahon punched the victim in the face and as he fell down Cruickshank hit him a number of times with a metal bar.
McMahon took the man's wallet and car keys and the pair were seen shortly after driving away in the victim's car.
Following investigations, police arrested Cruickshank on June 12, while McMahon handed himself into police on June 25.
Judge Chris O'Brien sentenced Cruickshank to an aggregate sentence of seven years with a non-parole period of four years and McMahon to an aggregate sentence of six years with a non-parole period of three and a half years.
Cruickshank will be eligible for parole in May 2023, and McMahon in December 2022.
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