Erling Haaland's quiet night in Madrid didn't go unnoticed by his Manchester City teammates, who are already plotting how to ensure the striker is more effective at the Etihad next week.
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A man who stabbed a former work friend more than 20 times as he slept has been jailed for life. Lewis Robinson, 30, launched a horrifying knife attack on Saiyed Mashhadi in at his home on July 27 2022, LancsLive report.
Despite suffering severe injuries, Mr Mashhadi survived the attack. But he said his life has been changed forever as a result of Robinson's actions.
Handing down a life sentence, with a minimum term of 18 years, The Honorary Recorder of Preston, Judge Robert Altham, said Robinson and his victim had worked together at a courier firm before the attack. The pair were good friends and regularly socialised outside of work.
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However in the spring of 2022, Mr Mashhadi began to distance himself from his colleague. On May 21 he returned home to find Robinson outside his house.
Robinson launched an attack, punching Mr Mashhadi repeatedly, the court heard. When Robinson realised a neighbour was watching the attack he ran away, picking up a set of keys which had fallen from Mr Mashhadi's pocket.
However at 3:30am on July 27, as Mr Mashhadi slept in bed, Robinson returned to the house and let himself in. He took a knife from the kitchen drawer and launched a vicious attack on his former colleague.
Mr Mashhadi woke, feeling 'soaking wet' and realised he had been stabbed. He had suffered 24 separate injuries to his head, eyelids, chest, neck, back and arm.
"His injuries were horrific", Judge Altham said.
Mr Mashhadi thought he was going to die in the attack and tried to scratch Robinson, in the hope he would be able to get DNA evidence under his nails which would help to catch his killer. However his arm was so badly injured he was unable to reach
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