Man jailed for stabbing on the Isle of Wight

A man has been jailed following a stabbing in Oakfield, Isle of Wight.

Police were called at 3.31pm on Friday 27 May, following reports that a man in his 20s had suffered a stab wound to his torso in Oak Vale.

He was taken to hospital and was discharged a short time later.

Following enquiries, 23-year-old William Kulik, of Mayfield Road in Ryde, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Appearing at Isle of Wight Crown Court on Monday 5 July, he admitted the offence.

He appeared at the same court again on Monday 31 October where he entered guilty pleas to further offences of affray, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of a knife. This relates to an incident outside Fever nightclub on 15 January this year in which it was reported that a man was repeatedly punched and kicked.

Kulik was sentenced for all matters at the Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 3 November), and was jailed for 35 months.

Detective Sergeant Tom Kenney said: “Carrying a knife will simply never be tolerated by police. Making that decision to pick up a bladed weapon creates the very real risk that you could kill or seriously injure someone.

“This case makes that shocking reality clear. The victim in this case survived the injuries inflicted by Kulik, but the outcome could have been significantly worse.

“We regularly make proactive efforts to target knife carriers and remove weapons from the streets. This work won’t stop, and we hope that anyone thinking of carrying recognises that there are serious consequences both for themselves and others when they make that decision to pick up a weapon.”

Three other men have been sentenced previously for their involvement in the incident outside Fever nightclub. They are:

• Curtis Jenkins, aged 24, of Church Road in Wootton
• Adam Sills, aged 24, of Alexandra Road in Ryde
• Ashley Chamberlain, aged 23, of Arthur Moody Drive in Carisbrooke

All three pleaded guilty to affray on 27 September this year, and were each handed a 17 week sentence, suspended for 12 months, when they appeared again at the Magistrates’ Court on 21 October.