Man found guilty of attempted murder after ‘vicious’ Dagenham stabbing
Matthew Baker, 28, was today found guilty of attempted murder at Snaresbrook Crown Court. - Credit: Archant
A man was today found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing his victim 25 times.
Matthew Baker, 28, used a glass in the vicious attack at a flat in Lewis Way, Dagenham, on March 21 last year.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how the 23-year-old victim had to undergo life-saving surgery as a result of the assault.
Baker, of no fixed abode, was found not guilty of making threats to kill a woman in her twenties who witnessed the attack.
Det Sgt Martin O’Donnell of Barking and Dagenham CID said: “It has never been fully established why Baker carried out such a vicious attack but what is clear is that this violent assault very nearly ended in the death of a man.
“It is only thanks to the skills of medical staff at the Royal London Hospital that the victim survived.
“This has been a protracted and challenging investigation for police but I am glad that justice has finally been served and Baker will spend a considerable amount of time behind bars.”
Most Read
- 1 Dagenham man fined within hours of fly-tipping at bus stop
- 2 Dagenham man jailed for 12 years for punching to death Marius Lakavicius
- 3 Girl, 17, held on suspicion of terrorism offences after east London arrest
- 4 The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee flypast: Where, and when, the planes will fly over north and east London
- 5 Police appeal after intruder reportedly enters Barking home and threatens woman with knife
- 6 Major tube strike to follow Queen's Platinum Jubilee long weekend
- 7 Zouma brothers to face the courts amid animal abuse allegations
- 8 'Beautiful skin and incredible smile': What happened when the Queen visited a Dagenham school
- 9 70 firefighters tackle Dagenham house fire
- 10 Dagenham and West Ham accused in court after drugs raids
Baker will be sentenced at the same court on November 11.
