Man jailed for attempted murder after trying to kill his mother in Filton
37 year-old David Sosa Salomon stabbed his mother several times in February last year.
Last updated 13th Feb 2024
A man who tried to kill his mother after she got off a bus in Filton has been jailed for 19 years for attempted murder.
37 year-old David Sosa Salomon stabbed his mother several times in February last year.
He admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm - but was convicted of attempted murder after a trial in December at Bristol Crown Court.
The victim thanked members of the public who came to her aid and their efforts were also praised by the judge.
Officer in the case, Detective Constable Paul Davey, said: “David Sosa Solomon had a pre-meditated plan to attack his mother and subjected her to a horrific level of violence.
“The victim required stitches in hospital after the attack, but it is through good fortune and the commendable bravery of the public that she was not more seriously injured.”
Lucy Coleman, Senior Crown Prosecutor in the Crown Prosecution Service said: “The jury carefully considered the evidence and found David Sosa Salomon guilty of attempting to murder his mother in broad daylight as she got of a bus in Filton.
“They rejected his explanation that his intentions were limited to causing her really serious injury.
“She was subjected to what much have been a horrifying attack as he stabbed her in the neck with a knife before subjecting her to a more sustained attack as she lay on the ground. But for the remarkable bravery of members of the public the defendant’s intentions may well have been realised.”