A man fell into a state of shock after being stabbed in the abdomen by a complete stranger in the street. He was hospitalised as a result of the attack and required an operation to repair damage to his organs.
Joshua Barnes, 28, wounded Richard Holtam in Bridgend town centre in the early hours of January 3 after stabbing the victim with a knife in an attack which came "out of the blue". Mr Holtam initially didn't realise he had been stabbed and was administered first aid by the assistant manager of a nearby pub.
A sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court heard Mr Holtam attended a Wetherspoon pub, played pool, and went to the Roof nightclub before attending the houses of two friends and then walking home. As he approached the Coity Castle pub the victim was heavily intoxicated but remembered speaking to Barnes who had approached him.
