Man tried to stab neighbour with carving knife while shouting 'I am going to kill you'
A man tried to stab his neighbour with a carving knife while shouting “I am going to kill you”. Philip Sheath, 70, began throwing items over his fence into his neighbour’s garden on November 14 last year.
When the neighbour, a man in his 60s, went to complain, Sheath opened his front door and began trying to stab him with the seven-inch knife. Sheath thrust the knife so violently the victim fell backwards and hit his head on a concrete path, while Sheath repeatedly shouted, “I am going to kill you”.
Sheath wasn’t able to fully stab the victim and the blade only went through the outer layer of his clothing, causing cuts. Sheath, of Hawkins Road, Cambridge, was jailed for three years and 10 months at Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (30 January) after pleading guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm at an earlier hearing.
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He was also given a 10-year restraining order to protect the victim. Following the attack, Sheath called 999 saying he had carried out the stabbing and explaining the feud.
Meanwhile, the victim’s wife had pulled her husband away from the door, only realising he had been stabbed when they returned home. Sheath told call-takers he was sober and not mentally ill.
He remained on the call until officers arrived and arrested him. He pointed officers to the knife, now on a coffee table.
Detective Sergeant Christian Jackman said: “Although there had been issues between Sheath and the victim's family for multiple years this incident was extremely sudden and unprovoked. Sheath showed an extreme amount of violence, and the victim has experienced a terrifying ordeal which will stay with him throughout his life.
“He suffered wounds to his stomach and broken ribs. Thankfully, he survived the attack, but it could so easily have ended very differently.”