Teen who fled after stabbing ex-soldier is jailed

A teenager who went on the run after stabbing a man who was out walking with his family has been jailed for 12 years.

Danny Norman was with his fiancee and two young daughters in Bury Road in Thetford, Norfolk, on 10 March 2024, when he was stabbed multiple times.

The former soldier, who was in his 30s, was in a critical condition in hospital for nearly two weeks.

Elvis Price, 19, of Amulet Close in Thetford, was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) following a trial and was sentenced on Friday at Norwich Crown Court.

Jurors also found Price guilty of possessing a knife in a public place.

However, he was found not guilty of attempted murder.

A second defendant, who was 17 but cannot be named for legal reasons, was found not guilty of attempted murder and of causing GBH with intent.

Det Insp Sam Pontin said: "The violence shown by Price was unwarranted and extreme, leaving a man for dead on the pavement in front of his family then running away."

Price told jurors that Mr Norman taunted him about his teeth during the altercation on 10 March, which was Mother's Day.

Video footage showed the victim and the younger defendant fighting, and Price said he stabbed Mr Norman because he feared for his co-defendant's life.

The pair fled and were arrested in Kent after a six-week manhunt.

The victim - who was aged in his 30s and served in Afghanistan for the Army - is still recovering from his injuries, some of which are life-changing.

In a statement read out in court, Mr Norman said: "I lived independently, was sociable, and could drive; all of which is different now."

Price was told he would serve three years on licence, on top of his 12-year prison term.

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