A knifeman who slashed his former friend after being accused of stealing his bike has been jailed.
Serial shop thief Gary Pickering took umbrage at being accused of pinching the pedal bike and lashed out with a kitchen knife when the victim came to his door in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. A court heard he lunged at him with the knife in a swiping motion, cutting his hand and finger.
Now the 50-year-old crack cocaine addict, who also admitted stealing meat and razor blades worth hundreds of pounds, has been locked up for 22 months at Newcastle Crown Court.
