Man jailed for life after unprovoked street stabbing
A man has been jailed for life after carrying out an unprovoked attack in which he stabbed an acquaintance in the neck outside a takeaway.
On September 18, 2025, police responded to reports of an unprovoked attack in Shipley.
Asad Abbas, 41 from Shipley, was outside a takeaway shop on Crag Street, as was his victim and acquaintance, a 52-year-old man.
A court heard how Abbas punched the victim, then used a weapon to stab him in the neck.
The man suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Officers swiftly arrested Abbas and he was interviewed, charged and remanded and put before the courts.
The 41-year-old admitted to grievous bodily harm and on Monday (Jul 20) was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of four years and 250 days.
It was made clear that he will only be released at a time that the Parole Board is satisfied he is no longer a danger to the public.
DC Arman Hussain of Bradford CID said: “Abbas’s offending was violent and unprovoked. He used a weapon which caused a stab wound to the victim's neck.
“The victim was very lucky he wasn’t more seriously hurt.
“Violence on our streets is never the answer. I hope this sentence shows how seriously we take assaults of this nature."