[Faline]

A drive-by attacker plunged a knife into an innocent man’s neck in a horrific case of mistaken identity.

Ayden Godfrey Dixon drove up to the man on his moped before sticking the blade more than five centimetres into his neck – missing the artery by millimetres.

Dixon (23), who was jailed for nine years, had mistaken the victim for someone he had earlier fought with in a city centre pub.

A CCTV camera captured the unprovoked attack as the man walked along Church Gate with friends, at 4am on Sunday, February 23. The footage shows Dixon riding up to a group of men, before stopping his bike and lunging.

As the group slowly realises what is happening, he rides off, then stops and turns around, before speeding away.

Leicester Crown Court heard that when arrested at his home in Marshall Street, Woodgate, Leicester, Dixon asked: “Is the guy dead?”

Judge Ebraham Mooncey, who saw the shocking footage, said: “You rode up on your moped and lunged at him, while still sitting on the moped.

“You lunged towards his neck and collarbone and stabbed him, shouting and swearing.

“You paused for a moment and clearly appreciated what you had done.

“You then rode off, but someone recognised you.”

Alan Murphy, prosecuting, said the 24-year-old victim was knocked backwards.

He said: “He thought he’d been punched but then felt the blood. The wound was six centimetres deep and four centimetres wide, missing his artery by nine millimetres.

“The injury could have easily killed him.”

The victim was so traumatised he could not face work, going to the gym or even leaving home alone to walk his dog or visit a shop.

In a statement read out, he described having difficulty sleeping and said: “I never thought it could happen to me, or anyone, and it was especially frightening this person stabbed me in the neck.”

Dixon admitted wounding with intent, possessing a knife and driving the moped having consumed excess alcohol, as well as using it without a licence or insurance.

A breath test showed he had 69 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The limit is 35 microgrammes.

Dixon bought the moped the day before the attack and, despite drinking throughout Saturday, rode it into the city centre at night – having stored a knife under the seat.

He was involved in a skirmish in the Lamplighter’s pub before police issued him with a dispersal notice, giving him five minutes to leave the city centre.

However, he got on to his moped and carried out the stabbing.

The victim and his friends had been in the Lamplighter’s pub, but not involved in any trouble.

Dixon rode off after the attack, going the wrong way up East Bond Street, where he collided with a taxi.

A bystander went to help, but stopped on seeing Dixon was holding a large knife.

Dixon then made off on the damaged moped, which was later found by police in his back garden .

In 2008, he was banned from entering Braunstone for three years under an anti-social behaviour order.

He was described at the time as the ringleader of a young street gang which had terrorised residents. He was later jailed for ignoring the Asbo.

At the time of last month’s attack he was on early release licence from a two-year sentence for burglary and theft, and had been at liberty for four months.

Sian Cutter, mitigating, said Dixon turned to drink that day due to an emotional upset.

She said: “He saw the group in Church Gate and genuinely believed they were involved in the earlier violence and he lashed out.

“He didn’t intend to hit him in the neck, although he intended to stab him, not of such seriousness.

“He has poor thinking skills.”

She said Dixon’s girlfriend was expecting their first child.

Dixon was also banned from driving for three years.

The victim, who did not attend court, said afterwards: “I am pleased with the sentence and now hope I am able to move on from what happened.”



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[kellyhound]

crazy idiot.

[Photoplay]

So many frigging idiots out there wanting to kill someone.

[deanmine]

[Shakey]

He meant to stab him. Just not in the neck.

[CuriousCanadian]

Originally Posted by deanmine ↗

What? You need it spelled out for ya fucker

[Pyramid_Head]

This maniac needs to stay behind bars. He nearly killed an innocent person.

[zombiemanoli]

Scum

[nyazzip]

refreshing to see england representing....

sounds like a great guy:

In 2008, he was banned from entering Braunstone for three years under an anti-social behaviour order.

He was described at the time as the ringleader of a young street gang which had terrorised residents. He was later jailed for ignoring the Asbo.

At the time of last month’s attack he was on early release licence from a two-year sentence for burglary and theft, and had been at liberty for four months.

“He has poor thinking skills.”