Ilfracombe park stabbing: Pair jailed for near-fatal attack
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image captionExeter Crown Court heard the pair had intended to rob Mr Goold
Two masked robbers have been jailed for a knife attack which left the victim "hanging on to life by a thread".
Shaun Taylor and Callum Pillman set upon Marcus Goold, 19, after arranging to buy cocaine from him in a park in Ilfracombe, Devon, a court heard.
Taylor, 29, of Barnstaple, and Pillman, 21, of Bideford, admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Pillman was jailed for 11 years and four months while Taylor got 10 years and six months at Exeter Crown Court.