Two men have been jailed for 30 years each for shooting a gang member and his pregnant girlfriend outside a busy cinema.Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves called the crime perpetrated by Jahmel Blakeney, 30, and Sanchey Grant, 20, “the worst of the worst”. They must each spend at least 15 years behind bars before they may be considered for parole.Blakeney, the son of Cabinet Minister Glenn Blakeney, spat at a television news cameraman as he was led from court, and may now face further charges.During the trial, the jury heard how Blakeney is an associate of the Parkside gang, and masterminded the attack. He spotted 42 gang member Shaki Minors and his girlfriend Renee Kuchler at the late-night showing of ‘Precious’ at Southside cinema, St David’s, on November 13 2009 and arranged for Parkside member Sanchey Grant to shoot them.Both victims were hit by multiple bullets in the attack as they got into their car to go home. Prosecutors believe it was sparked by an ongoing war between 42 and Parkside.CedarBridge Academy teacher Ms Kuchler, 26, was eight weeks pregnant at the time. She lost her baby and nearly lost her leg. She still walks with a cane as a result of her injuries, which continue to cause pain.In a victim impact statement Ms Kuchler, who was described as “an innocent victim” by the judge said: “On the night of November 13 2009 all I wanted to do was see a movie. Instead, November 13 2011 could have been the second year anniversary of my death”.Ms Kuchler said she was left pinned in her car seat after the attack for 30 minutes, unable to move because of her injuries.“Those 30 minutes in the car were the longest 30 minutes of my life,” she recalled.She may owe her life to a specialist vascular surgeon who happened to be visiting the Island, and was able repair the severe damage to a major artery in her leg during an eight-hour operation.“If it were not for him I was told I would have bled to death or I would have required a leg to be amputated,” she said.She added that she has suffered the effects of bereavement and post traumatic stress disorder since the attack. She suffers nightmares and flashbacks and finds it hard to concentrate. She also revealed she has left Bermuda “in fear of what may come next. The news of more shootings takes me back to that night”.Mr Minors, 28, suffered damage to his intestine and still suffers from numb fingers due to arm injuries. His brother, Shane Minors, was shot dead on the doorstep of the family home just a month after the Southside shooting. Prosecutors suggested Shaki may have been the intended target, as Shane had no gang links.Mr Minors said of the cinema attack: “My life has had a dramatic change. I feel down and sometimes I just break down.”Lawyers for Blakeney and Grant said they have both filed appeals against their convictions. They asked the judge to impose sentences that ran concurrently for the two counts of attempted murder each man was convicted of.However, explaining why the sentences must be consecutive,, totalling 30 years for each man, the judge said: “This kind of activity between these gangs has left an otherwise peaceful society in a state of shock and fear. I think that gang-related attempted murders must be categorised as the worst type of attempted murders and should attract the highest sentence that is available for those types of offences.”He added: “In relation to this case; of the attempted murders I have seen tried (by the courts) in Bermuda, gang related and in which a firearm was used, this case is the worst of them all.”Both men have a long list of previous convictions. As a teenager, Blakeney punched a man in a city centre assault, leaving him blinded in one eye. He was handed a suspended sentence and fine. He has also been convicted of drug dealing, drug possession and violently resisting arrest.Meanwhile Grant has a past including possessing a bladed article, possession of drugs and obstructing police.Supporters of the defendants and victims packed the public gallery during yesterday’s hearing, although Families Minister Glenn Blakeney was not among them. When contacted by this newspaper, he said: “I haven’t heard anything about it. I’m in a Cabinet meeting. I’ve nothing to say any further on the matter at all.”One Sanchey Grant supporter shouted as she left court: “No matter what anyone’s got to say, whatever they want to believe, he’s innocent.”Speaking afterwards, Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro said: “The sentence meted out by the courts demonstrates how seriously they are taking the gang violence in this country. It demonstrates that enough is enough and people are sick and tired.”He said a complaint made by the cameraman Jahmel Blakeney spat at will be followed up.