A man who repeatedly stabbed another man in the neck has been jailed.

Wayne Lewis, 42, from Etruria, was given a 23-year extended sentence at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Monday (16 October) after he admitted attempted murder.

The court heard how officers were sent to Lomas Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, on 17 May 2022 after a stabbing was reported to the force.

Lewis, who was inside the address with the victim at the time, took a weapon and repeatedly stabbed the victim in the neck.

The victim barricaded himself into a locked room in an attempt to get away from Lewis but continued to be stabbed through a hole in the door after collapsing. A few days prior to the offence, Lewis had told the victim how he wanted to stab someone in the neck, however the victim thought this to be a joke.

The victim, a man in his 40s, had three puncture wounds to the neck, lacerations to his neck, partial severing of the ear and puncture wounds to his legs. He was taken by paramedics to hospital and needed surgery for his injuries.

Lewis admitted to the offence at an earlier court hearing on 14 November 2022.

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