KIERAN Hutchinson – who injured his ex-partner’s boyfriend with a knife after storming into her home – has been jailed.
Hutchinson, of Abbatt Close, Ludgershall, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, having an article with a blade or point in a public place and criminal damage at Winchester Crown Court on Friday (January 17).
It came after the 31-year-old went to his ex-partner’s home in Taylor Crescent, Ludgershall, on August 25 last year following a disagreement.
At the house, Hutchinson threw a paving slab through the front door, damaging the wall, before assaulting his ex-partner’s boyfriend, a man in his 40s.
He then ran into the house and gathered multiple knives, which he swung at the victim, causing injuries to his arm and hand which needed emergency hospital treatment, the court was told.
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Hutchinson was arrested a few days later and remanded into custody.
At court on Friday, he was jailed for four years and 10 months, plus an extended licence period of four years.
After the sentencing, DS Toni Nugent, of South CID, said: “Hutchinson went to his ex-partner’s property with the intention of causing serious harm to her partner.
“Following an initial altercation outside the house, he then went inside to find weapons to use against him.
“Hutchinson’s actions were completely unacceptable, and it is fortunate that the victim’s injuries were not significantly worse.
“We take all knife crime incredibly seriously and we will ensure that anybody who perpetrates a crime involving a weapon is arrested and put before the courts.”
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