Man jailed for stabbing attacks in Digbeth and Tipton
One of his victims was an off duty police officer
A man who stabbed two people - including an off duty police officer - during separate knife attacks has been jailed.
Marshall Robinson was armed with a weapon when he approached the officer who was with friends in Digbeth in April 2022.
After engaging with the group - and for an unknown reason - Robinson stabbed him in the chest. The officer was taken to hospital and thankfully his injuries were not life-threatening.
Robinson was then involved in a knife attack on a former business colleague after visiting him at his home in Tipton in October 2022.
The man was stabbed in the neck causing nerve damage.
Police investigations identified Robinson, of Anderton Road, Birmingham, as being responsible for both attacks and he pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding and possession of cannabis.
The 45-year-old was jailed for seven-and-a-half years - and a further three years on extended licence - at Birmingham Crown Court last Wednesday (31 January).
Detective Inspector Matt Underwood, from Birmingham CID, said: "It's never acceptable to carry a knife and it's just fortunate neither of the men he stabbed were more seriously injured.
"It appears the attack in Digbeth was random, not targeted, and without any justification. There can never be an excuse for using a knife like he did during these attacks.
"Knives can ruin lives and Robinson has ruined his own too by losing his freedom for many years."