A naked knifeman who choked and stabbed a woman he had never met before will spend "substantial time behind bars".
Sorin Mischia was drinking and taking drugs before heading to an address in Erdington having known a relative of the victim.
In the early hours of October 18 last year, the 31-year-old knocked on the door of her room and attacked her with a kitchen knife, Birmingham Live reports.
West Midlands Police were notified of the attack and attended the address to arrest Mischia nearby.
He claimed to have acted in self-defence - but a jury did not believe him and he was convicted of wounding.
Mischia, of Church Lane, Erdington, was sentenced to 12-years in prison following a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, July 20.
Speaking after the case, Detective Inspector Gemma Currie, from force CID, said: "This attack caused lasting physical and mental injuries, and I’d like to pay tribute to the courage of the victim whose testimony in court was vital in securing the offender’s conviction.”
“Mischia will quite rightly spend substantial time behind bars."
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