A jealous Newcastle man who stabbed another man twice in the legs during a row over a woman has been jailed. Steven Dobson, 33, was captured on CCTV boasting about the attack, saying he needed to get rid of the kitchen knife he used.
Attack at victim's home
Dobson, of Malvern Court, in Lemington, was already on a suspended sentence for threatening another male with a blade when he attacked the man at the victim's home. Newcastle Crown Court heard that Dobson had accused the victim of sleeping with one of the females in their group, and an argument erupted.
Prosecutors said Dobson grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the man in the leg, causing a wound to the thigh. Despite being restrained by others, he lunged forward again and stabbed the victim in the leg a second time.
Boast caught on CCTV
After leaving the scene, Dobson was captured on CCTV saying: "I just stabbed [the victim] and I need to get rid of this kitchen knife." The former labourer pleaded guilty to wounding without intent and was jailed for 51 months and two weeks. He was also in breach of a suspended sentence and a conditional discharge, the latter imposed for possessing a class A drug.
Rachel Butt, prosecuting, said Dobson, the victim, and a group of men and women had returned to the victim's home at around 10pm on September 2 this year. She described how a witness heard a crashing from the kitchen and saw Dobson with his right arm raised holding a knife, then saw him stab the victim a second time in the leg.
Sentencing and background
The victim, who also had two black eyes, refused to provide a statement but was taken to hospital for treatment to the two stab wounds. Dobson, who has 26 offences on his record, was arrested the following day.
Laura Peto, defending, said Dobson had worked as a labourer until 2024, when he started his latest spate of offending and began taking crack-cocaine. She added: "He presents as a man who has fallen victim to socio-economic circumstances." Sentencing Dobson, Recorder Georgina Nolan said: "You and [the victim] started an argument when you arrived in the house. That argument continued into the kitchen, whereby you stabbed him with a kitchen knife. You were restrained by others but you then stabbed him again to the leg."
