Man jailed for '˜repeatedly' stabbing friend

A man who stabbed his friend '˜repeatedly' while he was working on scaffolding has been jailed.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Jan 2018, 18:43 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 05:55 BST
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Tyler Hallett

Police said Tyler Hallett, 21, of Vale Road, Portslade, punctured the 24-year-old man’s lung after he found out he had been having an affair with his partner.

The victim had been working on scaffolding in Kingsway Hove when the stabbing took place on September 19 last year.

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At his sentencing at Hove Crown Court on Friday (January 12) police said the court heard Hallett had climbed the ladder to the structure and stabbed him repeatedly. He then ran off and refused to co-operate with officers when he was arrested.

Later Hallett denied he was the attacker in the CCTV footage which captured the incident, officers added.

He pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in October but changed his pleas the following month.

Judge Paul Tain sentenced Hallett to 10 years stating he must serve at least two thirds of the sentence.

Police said there will be an additional four years of supervision if he is released on parole.