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A ‘much-loved’ family man and anti-violence worker subjected an escort to a terrifying knife-point ordeal in a Birmingham flat. Barrington Davis, aged 26, held a blade to the woman’s face before stealing bank cards and £1,500 in cash.
Royal Mail worker Davis, who the court heard visits schools in the city speaking out against violence, robbed the woman with the help of an accomplice. Following the raid on May 29, 2020, the pair fled to Nottingham.
Described in court as a ‘much loved family man’, dad-of-three Davis, of Frankley Lane, Northfield, had previously been found guilty of robbery following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court was jailed for seven and half years for his part in the planned raid.
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Sentencing him, a judge said Davis and his accomplice had targeted the woman, who advertised herself as an independent escort on a web site, because they knew she would be alone and have cash. They also assumed she was less likely to contact police.
The pair turned up at a rented flat in Birmingham City Centre with Davis’ accomplice having made an appointment. Davis hid, donned a mask, and then burst in shortly after the first man had entered the premises.
Judge Samantha Crabb said “The woman was grabbed around the neck by your accomplice, the hold so tight she could not breathe. She tried to scream but her mouth was covered by your accomplice.
“You then searched the room but, clearly not finding what you wanted, approached her as she was being restrained and struggling to breath.” Judge Crabb said Davis then held a knife to the victim’s face before taking her purse containing bank cards and £1,500 in cash.
She said the woman suffered bruising around her neck and was left scared and shocked. It was also heard she suffered flashbacks and now struggled to trust people.
Judge Crabb went on: “I have no doubt that you and your accomplice deliberately targeted her knowing that she would be alone and that it was likely she would be in possession of a quantity of cash.” She said she was also targeted because she was less likely to make a complaint to the police.
The judge said the victim had only been expecting one person and, on the evening, the pair had travelled from Nottingham. After the robbery they returned there in a bit to “put some distance between you and the scene of the crime.”
Judge Crabb said she accepted where the attack took place was not the victim’s home and that there were positive aspects to Davis’s character. Shockingly, this included the fact that he was a member of a group that visited schools in Birmingham speaking out against violence. It was also said he was a much-loved family man.
Maya Chopra, defending, said Davis had three children, worked for the Royal Mail and had made a contribution to the local community by volunteering.
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