THREE Haringey gang members were jailed on Monday for the attempted murder of a rival.

Tion Miller, 20, Samson Ogundipe and Jermaine Nimoh, both 21, were all convicted of a revenge attack on Jerome Bruce-de-Rouche – which saw him stabbed six times and suffering life-threatening injuries including a collapsed lung and liver laceration.

He was a member of gang Edmonton Shankstarz, who rivalled Tottenham-based Northumberland Park Killers (NPK).

The three pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder charges, but were convicted by the jury.

Nimoh, of Manor Road, Tottenham, was jailed for nine years, while Ogundipe, of Princess Avenue, Enfield, and Miller, of Cartmel Close, Tottenham, were given indeterminate sentences for public protection.

Judge Michael Baker said that if he had not given indeterminate terms, Miller would have been 11 years and Ogundipe, who he described as a 'ringleader', would serve 16.

An indeterminate sentence means they cannot be released until the parole board deems them no longer a threat to society.

The attack happened outside Bar Ab, Waltham Cross, Herts, on July 5, 2008, after Mr Bruce-de-Rouche, nicknamed 'Smallman', returned from several months in Trinidad.

He had been sent there by his concerned family when he was attacked three times in the space of a month earlier in the year.

The spate of revenge attacks came after a street battle between the two gangs in November 2007.

Mr Bruce-de-Rouche spent the day of his return with family in Edmonton before heading to Waltham Cross with friends on a night out.

He was seen by NPK associates and just after midnight two taxis took 12 people to the bar.

A customer heard someone say: “There's some youths outside for smallman.”

Mr Bruce-de-Rouche tried escaping out the back, but while hiding was seen by a friend who called his name.

NPK members then cornered him down a dead end and advanced on him.

Brian O'Neill, prosecuting, said: “Two of them were holding knives in their hands. One was about the length and shape of a kitchen knife, the other he described as a flick knife.

“He also noticed that one of the group had on a purple bandana. Many of these groups have a particular colour associated with them. Purple is the colour of the NPK."

After the attack, Mr Bruce-de-Rouche managed to stagger to nearby Lodge Crescent, where a friend found and rushed him to Chase Farm Hospital.

Mr O'Neill praised the medical staff's work, saying two of the six wounds would have been fatal if not for their expertise.

The attackers fled in two taxis, but first stopped to smash the windows of a car belonging to the victim's friend.

A bandana and baseball cap were found at the scene which tested positive for Ogundipe's DNA, while Miller's was found from a blood stain.

Defence lawyers for Ogundipe said he still denied involvement and for Miller said he was a secondary party to the attack.

Nimoh's attorney said the NPK had been a negative influence in his life, but now he wants to settle down.

At an earlier hearing, Reiko Miller, of Avondale Crescent, Enfield, and Shaun Edwards, of Trulock Road, both 19, as well as 18-year-old Dwayne Mattison, of Curzon Avenue, Enfield, were all cleared by the jury of attempted murder and an alternative charge of wounding with intent.