A teenager who repeatedly stabbed a man with a piece of broken glass as a simmering feud erupted into violence has been locked up as victim fears someone will ‘kill me’.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, plunged the glass into his victim six times after he attacked his victim while he was sunbathing in a park.

His victim suffered stab wounds to his chest, arm and shoulder blade, during the vicious attack on June 23 this year.

Teesside Crown Court heard how the 21-year-old victim as taken to nearby James Cook University Hospital for treatment following the stabbing on a field near Carisbrooke Avenue, Middlesbrough.

Uzma Khan, prosecuting, said the attack has had a lasting impact on the young man as she read out his victim personal statement to the court.

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In his statement, he said: “I fear someone will try to kill me. I have turned to alcohol to try to cope.

“I wake up in the middle of the night having nightmares. I dream I am getting stabbed and I wake up in a panic. It is always on my mind and I am struggling to come to terms with what happened to me.

“Because of these struggles, I have separated from my partner, my issues have become too much and I feel like I have lost so much.”

The Middlesbrough teenager pleaded guilty to wounding with intent when he appeared before Teesside Youth Court in June.

John Nixon, in mitigation, said his client was fully aware of the serious nature of the offence and understood that detention in a young offenders’ institute was the likely outcome.

Judge Chris Smith sentenced the teenager to an 18-month detention and training order, meaning he will serve nine-months in detention before being released under close supervision.

“I need you to stick to the rules when you get out, I need you to follow the instructions from the Probation Service, I need you to turn up for appointments and stick to the rules, because if you don’t, they will take you back to court and could serve another nine months,” he said.

“I hope that whilst you are inside, you can continue to do the courses that you have been doing and get the qualifications that will help you when you get out.

“My main aim is to steer you away from trouble like this or things are only going to get worse, particularly when you turn an adult.”

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