A delivery driver was asked to take a woman to hospital after she came out of a house in Newark screaming that she’d been stabbed.
She had just received an order to a property in Tudor Close, taking the food into the kitchen before being stabbed by her partner’s brother, Andrius Sidlauskas.
As she opened the fridge door, 34-year-old Sidlauskas began to stab her before she managed to run out of the front door.
The delivery driver was just about to leave when the victim came running towards his vehicle in her underwear, got in and screamed "please just go".
She asked him to take her to hospital and called another person, asking them to call the police.
A short time later he saw two ambulances waiting at traffic lights in Bowbridge Road and pulled up to them. The woman got out of his car and paramedics quickly came to her aid and took her to hospital.
The woman suffered stab wounds to her liver, stomach, chest and arm as a result of the attack on the morning of July 7 last year.
Sidlauskas, of Tudor Close, was arrested in connection with the incident and went on to plead guilty to wounding with intent.
He was jailed for four years when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday (March 11, 2022).
Detective Inspector Craig Hall, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The victim’s injuries in this case were very serious as a result of this vicious attack by Sidlauskas.
“I would like to commend the delivery driver for their fast actions in protecting the victim and alerting the police.
“Our response team and detectives did a fantastic job in this case and were able to quickly arrest and charge Sidlauskas.
“The victim has shown tremendous courage by supporting this prosecution while she recovers from significant physical and emotional injuries.
“Sidlauskas was a visitor to her home and the attack was completely unprovoked. I hope that this conviction and sentence go some way to aiding her recovery.
“I also hope the outcome of this case gives the public confidence that Nottinghamshire Police will take positive action against those prepared to use bladed weapons and put people’s safety at risk."
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