JAILED: Rekan Kakarash

Rekan Kakarash, 21, walked into Subway, in Lincoln Road, Peterborough, at just after 9am on 22 July of last year and immediately tried to order a cookie, ignoring the customer who was waiting for a sandwich at the till.

The customer told Kakarash the solitary member of staff was making his sandwich, meaning he would have to wait in line. Kakarash responded by head-butting the 35-year-old man in the side of the head and making a stabbing motion with his car keys.

The man stumbled backwards and there was a scuffle before Kakarash pulled the lock-knife from his pocket and the victim backed away until he was trapped against the wall of the shop. A struggle ensued and Kakarash stabbed the victim in the shoulder.

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JAILED: Rekan Kakarash

The victim managed to hold Kakarash on the floor and police were called.

Kakarash, of Allexton Gardens, Peterborough, pleaded guilty to causing grievous body harm and possessing a knife in a public place and at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday (31 January) was sentenced to 15 months in jail.

Detective Sergeant Thomas Power said: “Kakarash was simply told to do the polite thing and wait to make his order but responded with violence.

"Using a knife can have fatal consequences. Fortunately, on this occasion, the victim was taken to hospital but did not have serious injuries.”