Leeds supermarket squabble led to car-park knife slashing
No reason was given for the bloody attack
A man attacked another with a knife in a supermarket car park following a confrontation in the shop, a court was told.
Julian Nazare grabbed the blade from his car parked outside the store on Dewsbury Road five years ago.
The 45-year-old admitted GBH without intent, but only after spending years denying the attack, claiming he was the victim.
He gave a "fanciful" suggestion that he thought he had grabbed a cigarette lighter rather than a knife and only realised afterwards.
Despite this, he was handed a suspended sentence at Leeds Crown Court this week.
The court heard that Nazare had been at the Syrenka Polish shop with his partner on the evening of March 12, 2021.
He saw the victim in the shop and a short time later, he left.
Grabbing the knife from his car, he then approached the man who was loading his shopping into his own vehicle.
Without provocation, Nazare aimed punches at him, knocking him to the floor.
He then used the knife to slash at the man's back.
The victim was later treated for a six-inch cut to his back, among other minor injuries.
Nazare, of Cambridge Road, Hull, "denied it from the outset", telling police that it was victim who was the aggressor.
No mitigation was offered during the sentencing hearing but Judge Ray Singh said there was little indication as to what was said in the supermarket before the attack.
He also said that Nazare was "still looking to blame" the victim.
He added: "You are unable to accept the truth. You picked up a knife and used it."
Judge Singh said Nazare knew it was a knife and added: "It's fanciful for you to suggest otherwise."
He gave him a 21-month sentence, suspended for two years.
He also ordered him to complete 180 hours of unpaid work, 10 rehabilitation days with probation and a three-month electronically-monitored tag.