The first appellant, Scott Coley (C), aged 17, was a heavy cannabis user. He lived in Walsall with his parents. One evening in July 2011, after having smoked cannabis all day before going to bed, he got up, dressed himself in dark clothing and a balaclava, left his home and entered the home of his next-door neighbour, Tracey Haynes (using a set of his keys which his parents had for emergencies). There, he stood in the open doorway of the master bedroom where Tracey and her partner, David Walton (W), were asleep. Tracey awoke and screamed; W got up and confronted C on the upstairs hallway. There, C stabbed W seven times with a 9-inch 'Rambo-style' knife that he had brought with him from his own personal collection. W was very badly injured and nearly died.
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