Man was knifed in his own home by neighbour

An unhinged man high on drink and cocaine stabbed his neighbour without explanation after being invited into his home.

- by Nick Frame

Judge Simon Phillips KC said Thompson is a “danger to the public”.

The victim had offered to mend Stephen Thompson's dartboard and asked him in while he carried out the work.

But Thompson turned on the man without a word, stabbing him multiple times with a kitchen knife he had brought with him in what the judge described as an "utterly shocking" act.

Thompson, who has a history of violence, was given a 16-year sentence at Leeds Crown Court this week.