Man detained over Burton-upon-Trent church ground stabbing

Claudiu Vacaru has been detained after admitting unlawful wounding and possession of a bladed article

A man who stabbed a teenage girl in the grounds of a church has been detained in a youth offenders institution.

The girl, 16, suffered "significant" injuries in the assault at All Saints Church on Branston Road, Burton-upon-Trent, in January.

Claudiu Vacaru, 20, of no fixed address, admitted unlawful wounding and possession of a bladed article in a public place, at Stafford Crown Court.

He was sentenced to 30 months and eight months for the offences, on Tuesday.

The sentences were ordered to run consecutively.

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