Dover man jailed after series of violent attacks
25-year-old Bradley Thomson will spend four-and-a-half years in jail for the attacks in June
A man's been jailed for four and a half years after violently attacking multiple people in Dover in June.
25-year-old Bradley Thomson of Folkestone Road in Dover, left a man with multiple facial injuries on 10 June after he'd pulled up on London Road after noticing a fight.
Thomson then smashed property and threatened people with a two-pronged fork in the Tower Hamlets area of the town on 14 June.
He later stabbed a man who challenged him, as well as kicking a woman on the ground and beating another man with a belt.
Thomson was arrested later that day, where a kitchen knife and drugs were found on him after a search.
He later pled guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of threatening with an offensive weapon in a public place, two counts of assault by beating and another of common assault.
He also pled guilty to possessing a bladed article in a public place, possessing cannabis, actual bodily harm and affray.
As well as his jail sentence, Thomson will serve another three years on licence.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Sophia Lateu, of East Kent CID, said:
"Not only did Thomson wage fear on a community through his violent behaviour, he assaulted members of the public who had stepped in to try to help.
"It’s right that he should receive a significant sentence and it should serve as a warning that incidents like this won’t be tolerated.
"I’d like to commend the bravery of the witnesses in this case, and to remind community members that reporting these kinds of incidents to us is the best route to putting criminals behind bars and making our streets a safer place."