A person has been jailed after brutally stabbing one other man at a seaside resort. Josh Winard, 28, fled the scene of the “barbaric” assault earlier than being tracked down by officers and arrested.
Lincoln Crown Court heard how Winard, of Kirkhill Close, Armthorpe, Doncaster, stabbed a person within the seaside village of Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, at round 12.30am on July 16 final yr. The sufferer made it to a close-by automotive park earlier than collapsing and being rushed to hospital. Meanwhile, Winard fled the world and an pressing police investigation was launched.
As reported by the Doncaster Free Press, investigating officers trawled by means of hours of CCTV to trace him down. The proof confirmed the 28-year-old interacting with the sufferer earlier than he carried out the stabbing.
Officers additionally launched a public enchantment for data to construct a timeline of what occurred. Winard was finally tracked down earlier than being arrested and charged with grievous bodily hurt (GBH).
He was sentenced to a few years and eight months in jail at Lincoln Crown Court on the finish of November. Police described the assault as “barbaric” and added that knife crime “has no place” in Lincolnshire.
DC Emma Dodsworth, who labored on the case, mentioned: “We will use every tool at our disposal to identify offenders, track them down and bring them to justice. Winard’s attack was barbaric and has no place in our county.
“Knife crime claims too many lives annually and there’s no purpose to hold a knife. If you’re feeling the necessity to take action, cease, assume once more, and search assist by means of the varied assist providers accessible. It could be the distinction between life and demise.”
The stabbing occurred in Ingoldmells, a seaside resort village in Lincolnshire recognized for its family-friendly points of interest. The village can also be dwelling to a Butlins vacation centre and an extended sandy seashore.
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