Leeds knifeman jailed for life for stabbing partner in head during drunken street attack

Anthony Friend carried out the violence just eight months after being released from prison for an almost identical attack on a previous partner.

Leeds Crown Court was shown CCTV footage of Friend using a kitchen knife to slash the woman on Coach Road, Outwood, Wakefield, on October 10 last year.

The court heard Friend and the woman were both under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, which took place at 9.45am on a Monday morning.

Members of the public contacted emergency services after seeing the woman in the street with a stab wound.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and found the victim in a garden.

She suffered a six-inch wound from her temple across the back of her head and needed hospital treatment.

Friend, 44, was arrested nearby and was abusive to police officers.

A camera on a house overlooking the scene captured the incident.

Friend, of Longroyd Street, Beeston, Leeds, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.

Friend has previous convictions for violence dating back to 1988.