A 27-year-old man, Shando Alfa, pleads guilty to stabbing two teenage sisters with a broken bottle after they reject his advances. According to court reporting, the sisters, both aged 18, had been socialising in the city centre before the incident in the early hours of April 4. Alfa, described in one report as having Somali nationality and no fixed abode, is charged with assault causing harm to both women. He also faces an additional charge relating to a male passerby who attempts to help during the attack, and who is also injured.
One outlet reports that the attack is described to the court as violent, vicious and unprovoked, reflecting the prosecution’s characterization of the incident. The case proceeds through the criminal justice system following the guilty plea, with the details of the injuries and sentencing to be determined by the court.
