Three people from the UK break into residential buildings to attack victims, attempting to steal cryptocurrency, sentenced to up to 6 years in prison Odaily Daily reported that three men from Bristol, UK broke into a man's residence in the early morning of May 15th, attacked the victim and demanded that he hand over a large amount of cryptocurrency. The victim suffered a head injury and was hospitalized for treatment, but the three were unable to recover. Terroll Paul, Mohamed Samagassi, and Pierre Madzou all pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and were sentenced on October 15th at Bristol Criminal Court. Paul was sentenced to 6 years in prison, Madzou was sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison, and Samagassi was sentenced to 5 years in prison; The victim's underage sister called the police, and the three were subsequently arrested at the scene. The police did not disclose the amount of cryptocurrency requested by the three individuals. This case belongs to the "wrench attack", where criminals use violence or threats to force cryptocurrency holders to surrender their digital assets; According to data from blockchain security company CertiK, such attacks caused a loss of $124 million globally in the first six months of 2026, a 12 fold increase compared to the same period last year.