Man stabbed neighbour after drinking ‘colossal amount of alcohol’

A MAN stabbed his neighbour repeatedly after a drink-fuelled row before ringing police to hand himself in.

Colin Hoggard, 24, was jailed for six years and eight months yesterday after pleading guilty  to wounding with intent over the incident at Cumberland Court, Beeston, Leeds, on June 1 this year.

Leeds Crown Court heard Hoggard drank a “colossal” amount of alcohol before carrying out the attack on victim Nathan Carpenter, 30.

Mehran Nassiri, prosecuting, said the two men were friends and had spent the day drinking. Trouble flared later that evening after Mr Carpenter went to Hoggard’s flat and accused his flatmate, David Wright, of sleeping with his girlfriend.

Hoggard then went to Mr Carpenter’s flat and punched him before Mr Wright intervened and restrained his friend. Mr Nassiri said Hoggard then returned with a knife which he hid in his tracksuit bottoms.

The prosecutor said: “He held the knife to the complainant’s throat whilst shouting but then backed off a few paces.

“The complainant stood up and the defendant immediately stabbed him in the stomach.”