Victim overpowers attacker in random assault in Wisbech
Jason Lowther has now been jailed
The victim of a random attack in Wisbech has overpowered his attacker. The man responsible has now been jailed.
38-year-old Jason Lowther, approached the victim, a 48-year-old man, on Freedom Bridge, in Wisbech town centre, at 3pm on Wednesday (8 March).
He threatened him with a knife and a fight broke out.
The victim was punched repeatedly, suffering cuts to his face, but he managed to get on top of Lowther and restrain him.
Police attended minutes later, arrested Lowther and found a knife in his coat pocket.
Lowther, of Sutton Road, Leverington, near Wisbech, appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (9 March) where he was sentenced to a year and eight weeks in prison after pleading guilty to being in possession of a knife in a public place and assault by beating.
PC Jake Smith said: “This was a completely unprovoked attack which left the victim shaken up as well as injured. The victim showed real bravery and this assault could have ended much worse had Lowther used the knife in his pocket.