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Man stabbed car passenger in neck and stomach before hiding in takeaway toilet
The 34-year-old victim suffered serious injuries in the attack
A car passenger was stabbed in the neck and stomach before the aggressor ran from the scene and hid in the toilet of a nearby fast-food restaurant. The victim suffered serious injuries and required urgent surgery.
Abdul Ali, 20, was sentenced to 10 years in jail after he was convicted of wounding with intent. At 11.30pm on February 25 Ali was in the front seat of a parked car in Salisbury Road, Cathays, when his victim, 34, got in the back of the car.
Ali, of Salisbury Road, Cardiff, left the car, ran around the back, and opened the driver's side passenger door. He lunged at his victim and stabbed him in the neck and stomach.
The victim got out of the car and another passenger restrained the 20-year-old. There was then a scuffle between several men and shortly after Ali fled the scene.
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He ran into a takeaway restaurant and locked himself inside a toilet where he was subsequently arrested.
Ali was charged with section 18 wounding with intent but pleaded not guilty. A jury found him guilty and he was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court to 10 years in prison.
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The area was cordoned off by police the following morning(Image: John Myers)
In response to the sentencing South Wales Police detective constable Anthony Hurley said: "Tackling knife crime is a priority for us and our partners.
"This was a vicious attack which could very easily have killed his victim – had it not been for the brave interventions of a man known to both men this could have been a lot worse.
"This is a level of violence which can never be normalised in the capital city and anyone caught carrying or using a knife can expect to spend a long time in prison."
