Man jailed for stabbing woman in the eye

A man who stabbed a woman in the eye has been jailed for attempted murder.

Luke Warner, 35, of Goda Close, Witham, who admitted the charge, had attacked the woman at his home at about 05:00 BST on 7 May.

Essex Police said the woman and Warner, who was also found injured, had both been taken to hospital for treatment.

Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe, who led the investigation, said the stabbing "could easily have been fatal".

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At Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday, Warner was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Metcalfe added: "He now faces the foreseeable future behind bars."

She said Essex Police treated violence against women and girls "extremely seriously".

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