A man has been jailed for three years for stabbing another man in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
Aaron Caley, aged 36, stabbed the victim in an unprovoked and premeditated attack on 21 June last year.
At that time, Caley and the victim had only recently become acquainted with one another. Caley had asked the victim on two occasions between 14 and 18 June if he could acquire drugs for him, which the victim refused to do on both occasions.
Angered by this, Caley confronted the victim on Shanklin High Street on 21 June before attempting to slash and stab him with a kitchen knife.
The victim ran but was subsequently stabbed in the back and slashed on the wrist.
Police were called and Caley was quickly identified and arrested, before being charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and possession of a knife in a public place.
Caley, of Pellhurst Road in Ryde, admitted the knife possession charge, but denied the assault and the case went to trial at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday 13 January 2025.
On the third day of trial, he was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and appeared at the same court today (14 February) for sentencing where he was jailed for a total of three years.
DC Dani Morris, who investigated the case, said:
“We hear all too often the devastating impact that carrying and using knives can have, and as a police force we take a zero tolerance approach to knife crime.
“This was an unprovoked, premeditated attack which took place in broad daylight in a built up area, highlighting just how dangerous and careless Caley’s actions were. Fortunately for the victim, this did not result in life-threatening injuries. The outcome could have, however, been far more severe and even fatal, and Caley will now spend a length of time in prison as a result of his shocking actions that day”
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