A man who stabbed a woman in the eye when she was returning from a night out in Hertfordshire has been sentenced.
Kai Ridgewell, 19, was approached by the victim at a car park to see if he needed help after Ridgewell was seen acting erratically.
The 21-year-old woman, who did not know the man, was then stabbed in the eye and rushed to hospital on December 18 last year.
The attack happened at St Mary’s Car Park in Hitchin at around 3.15am.
Detective Constable Nathalia Smith said: “This was an entirely unprovoked and horrific attack on a young woman who was simply walking home from a night out and had approached Ridgewell to offer help.
“She has now been left with life changing injuries, and sadly will never be able to see out of her eye again.”
St Mary's car park. Credit: Street View
Ridgewell was arrested at the scene and later pleaded guilty at St Albans Crown Court on February 14.
The man, from Stevenage, appeared at Huntingdon Crown Court last Friday (March 25), where he was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
DC Smith continued: “Everyone should be able to enjoy a night out and get home safely. Ridgewell’s behaviour was completely deplorable, and violence like this will absolutely not be tolerated in Hertfordshire.”
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