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Man jailed over 'unprovoked' knife attack

News imageWest Yorkshire Police A police mugshot of Sarmad Khawaja, who has a black beard, dark eyes and short, shaved black hair.West Yorkshire Police
Sarmad Khawaja has been jailed for 20 years

A man who stabbed another man in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for 20 years for attempted murder.

Sarmad Khawaja, 42, attacked his victim in the garden of a house on Alder Street in Huddersfield on 7 August last year.

The victim was left with serious injuries which "were life threatening given the violence Khawaja used", according to police. Khawaja was disarmed by others at the scene before police arrived.

Det Con Thompson of West Yorkshire Police said: "The verdict of the jury finding Khawaja guilty of attempted murder is a stark demonstration of just how tragic the outcome of this assault could have been."

They added: "We welcome the sentencing of Khawaja for what was a brutal and unprovoked attack."

Khawaja was convicted in May following a trial at Leeds Crown Court, where he was sentenced on Friday.

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