Knife attacker jailed for 18 years (From Essex County Standard)
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Knife attacker jailed for 18 years
3:07pm Friday 25th January 2013 in News
Knife attacker jailed for 18 years
A MAN has been jailed for 18 years after a "brutal and mindless" attack left a knife blade stuck in another man's head.
James Johnson nearly died after a kitchen knife was thrust into his left temple on May 6 last year when violence flared in a Harwich street.
The blade penetrated his head to a depth of nearly three inches and it took a highly delicate operation by surgeons to remove it.
Kyle Ogilvie denied trying to kill Mr Johnson but was convicted after a trial last year.
Judge Charles Gratwicke told the 22-year-old, at Chelmsford Crown Court on January 25 that his sentence was 18 years in jail.
He said: "This was a brutal and mindless assault. Mr Johnson was lucky to escape with his life."
