"The defendant had a knife in his left hand. You can just about make it out, glinting as he walks past the camera. He appears to see Mr Carey and he then breaks into a run and he goes straight for him. The defendant lunged across the table with his left hand going straight towards Mr Carey. Mr Carey was forced back on to the seat behind him and you can just about make out him trying to kick towards the defendant."
"Cowen was pulled away by others in the room and restrained on the ground before police were called. Mr Carey was treated in hospital for a stab wound to his left bicep. When Cowen was arrested he was searched and found to have another kitchen knife in his pocket, the court heard. Mrs Scott Bell said the alleged victim had been a member of the fan club since 2011 and knew Cowen from other Countdown events."
A stabbing occurred at a Focal Countdown Group gathering at the Wainwright Social Club in Blackpool on September 14. CCTV showed John Cowen entering the room with a knife glinting in his left hand, spotting rival Thomas Carey, breaking into a run and lunging across a table. Carey was forced back into his seat, attempted to kick and then grabbed Cowen's wrist, by which time he had been stabbed. Cowen was pulled away, restrained and later arrested with a second kitchen knife in his pocket. Carey received hospital treatment for a left bicep stab wound. The victim had been a fan club member since 2011 and knew Cowen from other Countdown events. Cowen was not present in court due to serious mental illness and hospitalisation.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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