Admin l Friday, May 12, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom – A man, who stabbed a nightclub security worker six months after he had been refused entry by him, has been jailed.
Mario Dos Santos (26), of Lansdowne Green, SW8, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday 11 May after a four-day trial.
He was sentenced to six and a half years’ imprisonment. On Tuesday 12 September 2016, at about 18:00hrs, the 36-year-old victim was walking with a friend in Moat Place, Brixton, when he saw a group of men who he acknowledged.
One of the men, Dos Santos, recognised the victim as a local security supervisor and challenged him regarding the fact that he refused him entry into a Lambeth club six months earlier.
Dos Santos then produced a six-inch long flick-knife from his trouser waistband and threatened the victim. The victim tried to appease the situation but Dos Santos stabbed him five times – four times in the leg and once in the shoulder, which pierced the victim’s left lung and caused it to collapse.
The victim was bleeding heavily and struggling to breathe but he managed to flee the scene with his friend and called 999. He has since recovered from his injuries. Detectives carried out enquiries including speaking to witnesses, reviewing CCTV and forensics and Dos Santos was arrested on 22 September. He was charged on 23 September.
DC Kendal Moore, the investigating officer from Lambeth CID, said: “Dos Santos carried out a vicious attack on the victim because he was refused entry to a club some six months before by the victim who was simply doing his job. Dos Santos has shown no remorse for his actions throughout.
“I would like to praise the victim for his courage in reporting the attack to the police and for assisting us with this complex investigation to ensure Dos Santos was brought to justice.”
