Carlisle man jailed for stabbing householder with scissors

Jordan Burgess is also subject to a five-year restraining order

A man has been jailed for two years and eight months for stabbing another man with scissors.

Jordan Burgess, 20, from Carlisle, lacerated the man's liver in the attack on 4 March.

Carlisle Crown Court heard he had left a house on Silloth Street and returned at about 02:30 GMT, at which point the householder asked him to leave.

Burgess then took a pair of scissors from his waistband and stabbed the man in the stomach.

He punctured his abdomen, lacerating his liver and causing internal bleeding.

Cumbria Police acting Sgt James Gisborne said: "Burgess could have caused fatal injuries when he chose to arm himself with a pair of scissors and stab the victim.

"There is no excuse for carrying a knife or bladed article and we will not tolerate it in our communities."

Burgess, of Oaklands Drive, has also been given a five-year restraining order.