Robber jailed for stabbing man with broken bottle
Staffordshire PoliceA robber who stabbed a man in the stomach with a broken glass bottle has been jailed.
Marc Bell carried out the attack when he was confronted by the victim, as he tried to leave a store in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, with a bag full of items he had not paid for on 17 December 2024.
Bell was arrested after fleeing to a nearby restaurant, where he changed his outfit before throwing his clothes into a bush. While he was under arrest, he punched an officer through a custody hatch, Staffordshire Police said.
The 30-year-old, of Burton-upon-Trent, was sentenced to 14 years in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
He had admitted wounding with intent, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, robbery and assault by beating of an emergency worker at an earlier hearing.
After Friday's hearing, Det Con Reece Hingley, of Staffordshire Police, said it was a "violent and spontaneous" attack which left the victim with serious injuries.
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