21-year-old who stabbed homeless man and then sliced his face is jailed for ten years

A man who stabbed a homeless man leaving him seriously injured and later returned to slice the man’s face with a knife has been given a ten year sentence with 18 months suspended.

21-year-old who stabbed homeless man and then sliced his face is jailed for ten years

A man who stabbed a homeless man leaving him seriously injured and later returned to slice the man’s face with a knife has been given a ten year sentence with 18 months suspended.

Michael Power (21) cut across his victim’s face from his ear to the angle of his mouth. The man required 48 stitches and has been left with a permanent scar.

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