Moment brazen attacker brandishes weapon before brutally stabbing man outside pub

By Maia Snow, World News Editor

CCTV shows attacker moments before stabbing man in Nottingham

CCTV captured the chilling moment a brazen attacker sidled up to a pub before brutally stabbing another man multiple times, leaving his victim with life-altering injuries.

Tyrone James stabbed a man multiple times outside a pub in Station Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham on October 22, 2023, before casually walking away.

The victim was left with stab wounds in his torso and his back and was left with life-altering injuries. Moments before the attack, James had punched another man in the face. Thanks to the CCTV, James was identified as a the violent attacker.

James had been drinking at various pubs in Kirkby that night and was heard to make threats to other people. After his night of drinkng, he had left the final pub just before midnight and drove home to Hucknall, before returning to Kirkby-in-Ashfield around 35 minutes later having got changed.

He was caught on camera climbing out his car and putting a knife in his waistband. James was then wearing a balaclava when he first punched a man in Station Road.

Tyrone James was caught on CCTV (Image: Nottinghamshire Police)

A short time later he launched a brutal attack with the knife on the second victim on the pub doorstep. James then walked away from the scene before CCTV cameras captured him running back to his car and driving away.

James, of Balmoral Grove, Hucknall, was jailed for eight years when he appeared at Leicester Crown Court for sentencing on Friday (April 26).

He had earlier pleaded guilty to committing grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and assault by beating at Nottingham Crown Court on 3 January.

Detective Inspector James Oakton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a savage attack committed in front of a number of onlookers who were spilling out of a town centre pub. It appears James had an argument earlier in the evening before driving home.

“He had plenty of time to think about what to do next. He chose to change his clothes and return with a knife and his face covered. He then punched one man before launching a sustained attack with the weapon on a second victim.

“The decisions James made that night have directly led to a victim suffering life-altering injuries and himself ending up behind bars. As a force we have said repeatedly that the decision to leave home with a knife can ultimately lead to devastating consequences for the knife carrier and others.

"Our officers continue to work hard investigating knife crime as a key force priority, putting offenders before the courts and educating people about the dangers of carrying them.”