A
knifeman who attacked a vulnerable middle-aged man he knew –
piercing his lung and spleen – has been jailed for 16 years.
Scott
Slade, 21, of Yew Tree Gardens, Romford, pleaded guilty to inflicting
grievous bodily harm, with intent, on the 56-year-old victim.
The
victim was known to Slade and was considered vulnerable.
At
11.15pm on Sunday, September 9, last year Slade stabbed the victim
several times with a kitchen knife at an address in Yew Tree gardens.
He
fled the scene, leaving the victim bleeding heavily and warning him
that if he told anyone he’d been stabbed he would kill him.
Police
and London Ambulance Service were alerted when the victim’s family
went to the address ten minutes after the attack.
The
victim was taken to an east London hospital as police launched urgent
enquiries to trace the suspect.
Slade
was located at Rush Green Road, Romford leaving a mini-cab.
He
was arrested at 11.50pm still armed with the knife.
Snaresbrook
Crown Court heard the victim had been stabbed in the chest, arm and
back with the knife piercing his stomach, lung, diaphragm and spleen.
This,
along with a previously existing lung condition, meant that the
victim’s health declined rapidly and he was in an induced coma for
several days, followed by two weeks of critical care and the need for
ongoing treatment.
Detective
Inspector Jason Prendergast of the East Area Command Unit said:
“It is only right that Slade will spend a long time in prison,
having pleaded guilty to this violent and cowardly attack.
“The
victim has not fully recovered and he may not walk unaided again.
“I
hope that the lengthy prison sentence that Slade is facing provides
the victim and his family with some measure of comfort.”
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