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Man jailed for stabbing Croydon PC Nigel Albuery | |
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A man who stabbed a police officer in south London has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the offence. | |
Alastair Gregson, 18, of Purley, knifed PC Nigel Albuery, 34, in Waddon in May, Kingston Crown Court heard. | |
Gregson admitted a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent and will serve a minimum of six years. | |
The defendant, of Whitefield Avenue, attacked PC Albuery who had stopped him and a group of teenagers, during a routine patrol, on 19 May. | |
The judge also sentenced Gregson to a two year consecutive jail term, on an ABH charge, for an attack on an 18-year-old woman, five days before he stabbed PC Albuery. | |
'Destroyed confidence' | |
During the search, Gregson stabbed the officer four times and fled the scene, the court heard. | |
He was one of four teenagers arrested following the incident, but the other three were later released without charge. | |
In a statement PC Albuery said his life was "turned upside down" by Gregson's actions. | |
He described how being stabbed upset his career and family plans and "destroyed his confidence". | |
"I have also suffered scars that will be a constant reminder to me and my family of what happened that night," he told the court. | |
Ch Supt Adrian Roberts, Croydon's borough commander, said the stabbing was completely unprovoked. | |
"Gregson clearly had no regard for PC Albuery's life when he made the decision to stab him, not once but four times," he said. | |
"The sentence Gregson received will see him locked up behind bars for a long time which is where he belongs." |
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