A knife-wielding brute who stabbed his girlfriend more than 30 times as she dressed for bed has been jailed.
John Forajter, 41, carried out a frenzied attack on his girlfriend of three months at her Sunderland home in October last year, leaving her fleeing naked from the property.
Newcastle Crown Court heard Forajter and his victim had been drinking at the Guide Post Inn on the evening of October 26 last year, before he was asked to leave by staff for being too intoxicated.
His partner remained in the pub for another 90 minutes before returning home to her flat in Sunderland.
Shortly after 11.15pm, Forajter attended her address and a blazing row ensued.
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The attacker then grabbed a knife from the kitchen and set upon the woman, who was in the process of putting on her pyjamas. He stabbed her multiple times in the back, chest, neck, arms and legs.
After suffering more than 30 stab wounds, she managed to escape from flat naked and desperately banged on the door of a neighbour, who rang 999.
As his girlfriend frantically pleaded for help, the blood-stained assailant fled the scene but was later caught by police on Ryhope Road, and charged with attempted murder.
Forajter, of The Sanderlings, Ryhope, had admitted assaulting his partner but denied that he had attempted to kill her.
But on Wednesday he was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to 16 years in jail.
In an impact statement read out in court, his victim said: “Since the attack I have been diagnosed with PTSD which gives me nightmares about what happened to me. I also wake up in sweats.
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"As a result of my physical injuries, I have no feeling in my left ear and down my left arm. I have a lot of muscular and back ache as a result.
“My life will never be the same again as a result of this attack.”
Detective Constable Karen Butterworth, of Northumbria Police, said: “This was an absolutely horrific attack that left a terrified woman with more than 30 stab wounds.
“There can be little doubt that John Forajter tried to kill his victim that night. He subjected her to a truly harrowing ordeal in her own home in what was a sustained and unprovoked attack against someone he was meant to care for.
“Knowing the severity of his crimes, he then ran – leaving her bleeding in the corridor – before he was found nearby by police and arrested.
“His victim has showed incredible bravery after being put through this unimaginable torment, and I would like to pay tribute to her.
"I sincerely hope today’s conviction can offer her some kind of closure and allow her to move on with the rest of her life.
“We are committed to bringing violent offenders to justice, and Forajter is clearly a dangerous individual who lost control and inflicted a huge amount of damage and pain during an inexplicable fit of rage.
“He must now face the consequences of his conduct that night and live knowing the hurt and anguish that his actions have caused.”
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