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18.04.2024 - 13:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A teenager has been jailed after slashing a college student in the neck before making ‘slit throat’ gestures.
Ellis Taylor, 19, had bought a Stanley knife moments before a girl had accidentally bumped into him outside the Salford Shopping Precinct. An argument developed between Taylor and the group, before he came to blows with the victim.
A melee ensued during which he ‘lashed out’ with the knife and hit him to the neck. The student was left with a five centimetre deep wound, but has since made a full recovery.
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Taylor, of Wythenshawe, initially ran away, but was caught on CCTV making the ‘slit throat’ gesture to others in the area. He was today, Wednesday, jailed for over two years.
Nicholas Flanagan, prosecuting, said the victim had been at college and was chatting with some friends at the bus stop near to the Salford shopping centre at around 5pm on January 24 last year.
Taylor had been to Wilkos and bought a Stanley knife, and was seen on CCTV taking it out of the package minutes before. As he walked past the group, one of the girls moved back and bumped into him, resulting in a row.
“The defendant walked past the group and turned and then started shouting and swearing towards them,” Mr Flanagan said.
“Witnesses describe the defendant as making hand gestures and raising his hand to his chest. He could also be heard saying words to the effect of ‘I don’t care if you’re a girl, I’ll still hit you’.”
Taylor and the victim then began to row before punches were thrown from both sides. Other members of the group tried to move the student away, but moments later he was struck with the knife to his neck.
Taylor left the
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