A thug who went to hospital for treatment and then threatened to 'stab people up' was found with a seven inch knife.
27.01.2022 - 21:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A knifeman who caused terror in the city centre as he randomly stabbed homeless people has been handed a 23 year sentence.
Kieran McLoughlin, 32, slashed four men to the face, and another to the back while in full view of a busy Metrolink stop, during a 10 minute spree across Piccadilly Gardens and Market Street.
The senseless stabbings caused panic, with fears that the seemingly random knife attacks could have been a terrorist attack.
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They were actually targeted attacks against vulnerable men who were begging on the streets.
McLoughlin was Tasered by police at Market Street tram stop, when members of the public had confronted him after his final stabbing.
After being arrested, McLoughlin claimed to not have issued with homeless people, but said they 'should be getting off their a*** to do work'.
A judge described the attacks as a 'short but vicious campaign of cruel, cold, calculated, and targeted violence'.
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Now McLoughlin, who refused to attend his sentencing hearing, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail, and given an extra five year period on licence when he is released.
All five victims were on the streets at about 6pm on Sunday, January 12 last year.
Manchester Crown Court heard the first attack happened on Parker Street near Piccadilly bus station, as he attacked a man who was stood begging.
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A thug who went to hospital for treatment and then threatened to 'stab people up' was found with a seven inch knife.
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