Man jailed for street stabbing

Aman whocarried out a stabbing in a Peterborough street intheearlyhoursofthemorning has been handed more than six years behind bars.

RicardoViegas, 22, ofThorney Road, Eye, Peterborough, launched the attack on January 26.

A group of friends had met upin the city to buy food from a takeaway in Lincoln Road at roughly 2am, and had then headed to Searjeant Street to park up and eat.

A man they knew walked uptothemandsmokedacigarette as hechattedtothemfor about 10 minutes.

The group were then approached by Viegas and his dad, with Viegas staring at them as they walked past. on suspicion of assault occa

One of the men asked if sioning grievous bodily harm Part of the A47 in Peterborthere was a problem and Vi(GBH) with intent. oughwill be closed andtemegas responded as if getting In police interview he anporaryspeedlimitsimposed ready to fight them. swered no comment to all as part of a series of works.

Three of the men got out questions. The roadworks will be of the car and Viegas then ran After suspicions he may carriedoutontheSokeParkat them and pulled a six-inch have stabbed a second man, way, beginning from Monknife out of the waistband of Viegas was later charged with day, September 21 for five his trousers. two counts of assault occanights (8pm to 6am).

AscuffleensuedandViegas sioning grievous bodily harm This will allow for carrepeatedly stabbed one of the (GBH) with intent and threatriageway resurfacing, vehimen as he lay on the ground. ening a person with a blade in cleandpedestrian“restraint

Viegas fledthearea togetha public place. system” installation and er with his dad. Viegas i nitially denied bridge works to be carried

The victim wasout.leftwithaallthreeoffences.However, fracturedskull, cutstohisface he later admitted one count During the week, 40 and andleftarm, andstabwounds of GBH on the day his tri50mph hour speed limits to his chest. al was due to begin. He was will be in place 24 hours a

Viegaswasfoundathisgirlsentenced at Peterborough day by the Castor and Bretfriend’s house just after 2pm Crown Court to six years and ton Gate junctions. the same day and arrested nine months in prison. Moreover, theroadwillbe

Ricardo Viegas.