A knifeman has been jailed for 23 years for attempted murder after he stabbed an unarmed cyclist in the head, fracturing his skull. A jury returned a majority verdict in the case of Amir Miran, 23, after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court in January, and sentencing took place on Friday (March 10).
The victim, Daniel Walicki, suffered injuries to his back, shoulder, and head on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in July last year after he had made rude comments to Miran, the court heard. He was unarmed when the incident happened after he had been stood with his push bike outside the Co-op, on the corner of Sneinton Dale and Port Arthur Road, Sneinton Dale, when he was approached.
Sentencing Miran, Judge Steven Coupland said the victim was stabbed four times. "In essence this was a prolonged revenge attack using a weapon in a public place," he said.
