Belfast man jailed over potato peeler stabbing
A North Belfast man who stabbed his sister’s boyfriend with a potato peeler was today jailed for a year.
He told Judge Gilpin that police subsequently received a report of a stabbing incident outside the Velsheda Court family home. “When Mr Davey confronted him, there was an argument and this defendant stabbed Mr Davey with the potato peeler.” In victim impact statements, Mr Davey said the stabbing had affected him “physically, emotionally and socially” along with ongoing pain and scarring.
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