A woman who attended court to support a knifeman who stabbed a love rival in the back said the victim "got what he deserved".
The enraged member of the public ranted from the public gallery at Liverpool Crown Court even after being hauled back in for a telling off from a judge. She was one of several supporters of defendant Lee Ashton who were present as he was jailed over the near fatal attack, as well as a crime spree which involved firearms being stolen during a burglary and a gunpoint robbery.
Appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse, he called complainant Robert Bassnett a "grass" as he left the remote booth after being jailed for eight years. A woman who later identified herself as Natasha Smith added that he had "got everything he deserved" as she left the hearing.
