Man jailed for stabbing victim in neck in Salford attack

Ellis Taylor (25/04/2004)  was sentenced to two years and 10 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to a section 18 assault.

On the evening of January 25 2022, on Hankinson Way in Salford, a man was out with his friends when there was an altercation between his group and a male passing by.

Taylor threatened to hit one of the female members of the group with the victim then intervening and being attacked by Taylor, being struck in the neck with an object resulting in the victim suffering a serious neck injury. 

Other members of the group saw the attack and witnessed Taylor holding a small knife in his hand, which he had purchased from Wilko the previous day.

Police attended the scene with the victim being found to have a serious injury to his neck. 

A bin bag recovered from the address included clothing matching that worn by Taylor during the attack, a Wilko knife with apparent blood staining on it and a receipt for a knife bought from Wilko’s.

Detective Constable Amy Yates, of our Salford Criminal Investigation Department, said: “This case has caused the victim a serious injury and a large amount of trauma from a shocking and cowardly attack.

“After the attack CCTV footage by the entrance to the Salford Shopping Centre showed Taylor jumping up and down and appearing to laugh.

“Under police interview Taylor confirmed he had been involved in the altercation but claimed he had acted in self-defence and claimed he had forgotten the knife in his hand when he struck out at one of the group he thought was going to attack him. Our investigation was able to prove that this was not the case.

“Our investigation team has worked hard to bring this offender to justice and I hope today’s sentence can go some way towards providing relief to the victim.”