Two men who brutally attacked a Gombey drummer in a city street using a knife and chain have been jailed.Jamel Richardson and Ridge Mello-Sousa — both 21 — left Kewande Bean with a punctured lung and two stab wounds to his back.Mr Bean, 28, was rushed to hospital where he spent two weeks being treated for what prosecutor Nicole Smith described as “life-threatening injuries”.She described the victim as a “vulnerable” person who is “learning impaired”.Richardson, from Pembroke, was jailed for two years by Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves, having admitted to wounding Mr Bean with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.Mella-Sousa, from Sandys, was jailed for one year after admitting to the less serious charge of wounding.Both admitted they had been drinking prior to the incident. According to Ms Smith, they “randomly and drunkenly attacked the complainant”.She explained: “At approximately 5:15pm on Thursday, December 15 2011, the complainant was walking in a westerly direction on Dundonald Street, Pembroke, to attend Gombey practice at Bull’s Head car park. He was a drummer in the Gombey troupe.“The Complainant noticed the defendants Jamel Richardson and Ridge Mello-Sousa run out of the Victoria Park at the junction of Dundonald Street and Cedar Avenue. Richardson approached the complainant, grabbed his jacket and stabbed him twice in the back with a knife. The complainant felt great pain as he was stabbed.”Ms Smith continued: “The defendant Mello-Sousa swung a chain at the complainant. He struck the complainant in the chest, causing him to have difficulty breathing at the time. The complainant noticed he was bleeding. The defendants ran back into Victoria Park.”She said the injured victim went to Bull’s Head car park on nearby Canal Road. Realising he was hurt, a member of the Gombey troupe took him to Hamilton Police Station. An ambulance was called to the station and took the victim to hospital.The prosecutor said a victim impact statement filed by Mr Bean, from Sandys, showed he suffered “physical and emotional pain” as a result of the attack.Mello-Sousa was arrested later on the day of the attack and told police: “I left the knife with my friend. It’s a Swiss Army Knife”. He admitted during an interview that he attacked Mr Bean and hit him with a chain.Richardson was arrested the next day and police seized a Swiss Army Knife from his home. He admitted during an interview that he stabbed the victim twice.According to Ms Smith, he later made allegations that Mr Bean who knew both defendants previously “had a problem with him”. He also admitted he had been drinking before the attack and that he is “quick to anger” when intoxicated.Pre sentence reports noted that Richardson has a history of “anti social behaviour” and is of low intelligence. He was convicted in the USA last July of aggravated assault and served six months of a five-year jail sentence before being deported.He had been in the USA seeking treatment for his personal issues at the time, according to the judge, which “failed terribly”.Defence lawyer Rick Woolridge said Richardson has a problem with his “coping mechanism” and a history of substance abuse. He once threatened to kill himself and his twin brother with a knife.Mr Woolridge noted that the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute deemed him unsuitable for its programmes and suggested he could be helped by an institution overseas.However, the judge noted that Richardson is not deemed to be mentally ill in the eyes of the law according to a psychiatric report. He therefore does not meet the criteria for a hospital order under the Mental Health Act.Mr Woolridge suggested that Richardson could prove to be dangerous if locked up in Westgate.“If you put him in the hothouse you’re putting the officers at risk and the other inmates at risk. This is someone who needs treatment,” he insisted.As he jailed Richardson, the judge described him as “a danger to society”. He ordered that a report outlining the dangers Richardson poses must be shared with the Department of Corrections.Mello-Sousa, according to the prosecutor, alleged that the victim “disrespected him” before the attack and had threatened his sister.His defence lawyer Ken Savoury said former Regiment soldier Mello-Sousa suffered a difficult childhood and “psychological challenges.” He stressed that he played a “minimal role” when it came to injuring the victim and has no previous convictions and no gang affiliations.Mello-Sousa told the court: “I am very sorry for what I have done. It should never have happened.”Richardson declined to address the court.In addition to the jail terms, the judge imposed three-year probation orders on both defendants. Both must obey a 9am to 6pm curfew for the first six months after their release from jail. Both must also undergo any treatment they need for substance abuse and, in Richardson’s case, for psychiatric issues.