A vulnerable man was lured to an alleyway and robbed before being stabbed seven times.
A court heard how Daniel Watson-McCabe suffered a puncured lung and was left bleeding heavily following the attack which left him scarred and with severe trauma. Lewis King, 19, of Waterside, Netherton, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to one count of robbery on October 31, 2021, on the basis he did not stab the victim, another unknown male did.
His co-defendant, Ella Balenski, 19, of Dawson Avenue, Southport, was found guilty of the same offence after a trial. King also pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery in relation to attacks on Elijah Wood and Connor Price which took place on May 5, 2022, with an unknown male who has not been arrested.
