Predator who tried to kill girl to appeal 43-year sentence

A TWISTED and violent sexual predator who chased down and stabbed a schoolgirl in the street is appealing his 43-year sentence.

- By POPPY KENNEDY

In a trial that shook Teesside, recluse Ellis Dismore was found guilty of attempted murder following a horrifying attack.

Another jury also found him guilty of a string of child sex offences and stalking after the attempted murder investigation uncovered a history of terrifying offending.

Now, the 25-year-old is set to appear at London's Court of Appeal after his defence lawyers submitted an appeal against the length of his sentence, which has seen him jailed for 38 years.

His case will be heard next Tuesday.

Teesside Crown Court heard previously how, after days of sending his victim, and her family, voice notes threatening to stab her in the heart, Dismore bought two steak knives from Wilko and waited for the teen in Middlesbrough.

On June 22, 2023, Dismore began shouting at the girl in the street.

She thought she had been in a relationship with a teenage boy called James Wilson, but Dismore had set up fake profiles online and used other people's photos.

She recognised Dismore's voice as that of James and he began chasing her on Premier Road. He stabbed her five times in the back and in the chest.

He continued to try to stab her when a passing motorist heard her screams, and told the teen to get in their car. The victim suffered three puncture wounds to her left breast and a slash wound to her hand.