THE victim of a knifepoint robbery brought his attackers to justice when he recognised one of them from a photograph in a neighbour's flat.
The robbers had plotted to rob Luke Gillet-Jones, 23, at his Beverley flat over a week-long period.
Three men barged into his flat, repeatedly assaulted him and held a knife to his throat, demanding he hand over all his cash.
The victim had to pretend he was unconscious at one stage to stop the attack.
The day after, he visited his neighbour Martin Jennison.
When Mr Gillet-Jones saw a photo of Mr Jennison's son Craig, he knew it was one of his attackers.
Recorder Brian Cox QC has now jailed Craig Jennison and Reece Holdsworth for a total of 12 years.
A third man was not apprehended.
Prosecutor Jharna Jobes told Hull Crown Court the victim "feared for his life".
Recorder Cox QC told them: "This was a robbery committed in someone's home and it involved the use of a weapon.
"Substantial violence was deployed and there was a degree of planning in the sense that the target was discussed some days in advance and in order to commit the offence you travelled from Hull to Beverley.
"A serious aspect of what you did is the amount of violence you deployed and it took place late in the evening."
Five days earlier Olivia Jennison, 21, had gone to the victim's home asking for a cigarette.
She told her cousin Craig Jennison, 24, and her former partner Reece Holdsworth, 21, about his home and the gang plotted the robbery.
The two men got a taxi from Hull to drop them at the flat on October 30 last year.
Mr Gillet-Jones heard the buzzer to his flat at 11.20pm and when he answered the door three people burst into his property shouting "where's your money?"
They dragged him around the room by his clothing and Craig Jennison threw him against a stereo.
He shouted at Holdsworth to hand him a knife.
The victim was kicked and punched up to 30 times and pretended he was unconscious on the floor.
Craig Jennison grabbed him, pulled him to his knees and held a knife to his throat.
He then moved the knife across his victim's face and demanded to be told where his money was.
Craig Jennison continued assaulting him until Holdsworth pulled him off.
As he left, Jennison told Mr Gillet-Jones: "Tell anyone and I will come back for you."
After spotting the photograph the next day, Mr Gillet-Jones called the police. His property was found at Craig Jennison's home.
Recorder Cox QC said: "Craig Jennison, you were the oldest, you have a bad record for violence and I'm satisfied you took the lead part in what happened and were responsible for most of the violence.
"Olivia, your part was to essentially to provide the information. You expressed some reservations about what was going to happen but you did far too little, I'm afraid, to stop it."
Craig Jennison, of Fulmar Close, Bransholme, was jailed for eight years and Holdsworth, of Saner Street, west Hull, for four years.
Olivia Jennsion, of 20th Avenue, north Hull, has been given an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
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