A violent thug has been warned he faces a long prison sentence after he admitted stabbing a man at a pub.
Daniel Barnes caused serious injuries to a man in the attack at the Wheatsheaf, in Roker Avenue, Sunderland, last month.
The injured man, who is in his 40s and had a suspected punctured lung, was treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
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Now Barnes, 34, of Esdale, Sunderland, has admitted wounding with intent and having a bladed article on May 18.
He will be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court in September after the preparation of reports.
Judge Penny Moreland said the sentencing court should be provided with an assessment of the danger Barnes poses in future.
The judge warned him: "You know the only possible sentence for the offence you have admitted is a lengthy, immediate sentence of custody."
Barnes, who appeared at the hearing via video link to prison, was remanded in custody.
Claire Anderson, defending, told the court: "He appreciates he's facing a lengthy custodial sentence."
