A HUDDERSFIELD street mugging victim was knifed in the chest by a 16-year-old youth – even as he had handed over property worth just £110.

The six-inch blade used by Troy Hudson narrowly missed 19-year-old Koerie Willsdon’s heart, but he later collapsed with a punctured lung as a result of Hudson’s gratuitous attack on him during a late-night confrontation in Colne Road, Huddersfield.

Hudson, of Norwood Road, Birkby, stabbed the defenceless teenager after holding the knife to his neck, causing a cut and demanding his mobile phone and wallet.

Prosecutor Claire Larton told Bradford Crown Court yesterday how Mr Willsdon pleaded with Hudson saying: “Please don’t stab me. Take my mobile phone. There’s three of you. I’m not going to do anything.”

As Hudson pressed the knife to the teenager’s throat the complainant added: “You’ve got my wallet. Please don’t hurt me. You can back off.”

Miss Larton said the victim made it very clear he wanted no trouble and they could have whatever they wanted.

“Hudson let go and then without any warning suddenly lunged forward towards Mr Willsdon’s neck with the knife.” said Miss Larton.

The victim pulled away causing the blow to miss, but, with the knife blade protruding from the bottom of his fist, Hudson lunged again and stabbed Mr Willsdon in the chest.

The teenager described Hudson’s eyes as being wide open and said he appeared to be smirking or grinning as he stabbed him.

Hudson’s uncle, Tony Igo, 45, of Brook Buildings, Marsh, was one of his accomplices during the robbery in September last year. He did not say anything and they ran off.

Miss Larton said the victim was bleeding heavily and sought help at nearby houses.

A woman contacted the police, but she refused to open her door to the teenager and he eventually collapsed on some steps. Fortunately a passer-by found him and he was taken to hospital where it was discovered that the knife had just missed his coronary artery.

In a victim personal statement Mr Willsdon said he was now frightened to go out and questioned why he had been stabbed.

“They’d committed the robbery,’’ he said. “Why was it necessary to go on to stab me? Was he simply showing off or trying to impress. I don’t know why he did this to me.”

Police tracked down Hudson after attempts were made to sell the stolen phone using his home address.

Judge John Potter yesterday agreed to lift a reporting restriction which had previously banned the identification of Hudson.

He told the 17-year-old: “To be blunt your behaviour, Troy Hudson, could have killed a man for £110.”

The judge said it had been a mindless and needless act of violence against an unarmed and defenceless man who was pleading with him not to hurt him.

The judge added: “It is quite clear, in my judgement, that significant, possibly fatal, injury could have been caused to that man by your behaviour Hudson.”

Hudson, who had previous convictions for affray, battery and threatening behaviour on his record, was sentenced to six years detention in a Young Offenders’ Institution after he admitted charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and robbery.

His barrister Stephen Wood submitted that Hudson had expressed genuine remorse for what he described as “a needless offence”.

Mr Wood said Hudson had been drinking that night, but he accepted the teenager did not feel threatened by Mr Willsdon.

Igo pleaded guilty to the robbery charge on the basis he did not know his nephew had a knife with him.

The court heard he had been drinking and taking the drug M-Cat before being asked by his nephew and another man to go out on a robbery with them.

A fortnight before the robbery, Igo had been involved in two assaults in the Croydon area of London and was already on bail for those offences.

Igo received five years and four months for his part in the robbery with an additional 12 months for the assault matters committed in Croydon.