A violent offender stabbed a man on a night out and then continued to intimidate him after he was arrested.

Tyler Flisher, 21, attacked his victim while out in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, and left him bleeding from a chest injury.

Police officers were called to the Pannell Drive area of the village shortly after 9pm on October 23, 2022, after it was reported a man had been attacked.

He was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment and was discharged a week later.

Flisher, of Pritchard Drive, Hawkinge, had gone to meet with a woman earlier that evening near Benson Lane and the victim was also out with friends.

The two groups, who were known to each other, became involved in a dispute and Flisher stabbed one of the men.

Flisher was arrested the following day and later charged.

Despite being given bail conditions not to approach witnesses to the incident, Flisher persisted in intimidating his victim and causing him to fear further harm.

After pleading guilty to unlawful wounding and witness intimidation, he was jailed to two years and seven months last Thursday (August 1) at Canterbury Crown Court.

He was also given a three-year restraining order, prohibiting him from making any contact with the victim and a further witness to the incident.

DC Natasha Russell said: “Flisher is a violent offender who showed no remorse to his victim and persisted in making threats towards him after the offence was reported to us.

“There is no place for knives on our streets and I hope the custodial sentence that has been imposed sends a clear message that violence like this will not be tolerated.

“I hope that the victim can feel a sense of closure and reassurance, knowing that Flisher is behind bars, and knowing that he is protected by a restraining order upon his release.”