Manchester teen admits stabbing man in the back in Blackpool

A teenager had pleaded guilty to a string of charges after knifing a man in the back in Blackpool.
By Wes Holmes
Published 9th Dec 2021, 13:00 BST
Updated 10th Dec 2021, 11:34 BST
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Jacob Humphreys, 18, of Queensway, Worsely, Manchester admitted to charges of section 18 and section 20 assault, along with possession of a blade, at Preston Crown Court yesterday.

Humphreys seriously wounded his victim, a man in his 30s, after stabbing him multiple times in the back outside a home in Carleton Avenue, Blackpool, at around 7pm on October 24.

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The man was taken to hospital, and Humphreys was arrested.

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He will be sentenced at a hearing at Preston Crown on February 14 next year.

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