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16/06/2015
Man Jailed For Stabbing Chip Shop Owner Who Forgot Order
A 29-year-old man has been jailed for stabbing a take-away owner five times for forgetting his order.
Leon McTaggart, 29, attacked the owner of Simply Fish & Chips on Hagley Road West, Quinton, on 06 November, stabbing him in the arm, chest and back.
It is understood that McTaggart "flew into a rage" when the chip shop didn't not know what he wanted when he asked for his "usual order".
McTaggart was caught after he was identified from CCTV images released by police on social media.
Detective Sergeant Leighton Shingles said: "This was a totally unprovoked, frenzied attack on a man at his place of work…he came very close to losing his life.
"From the CCTV, it is clear McTaggart was trying to provoke the owner into stepping from behind the counter. He is even seen waiting outside, knife held behind his back, for the owner to emerge from the shop after he damages the door.
"McTaggart is a dangerous individual and I would like to thank the public for coming forward and helping us to take him off the streets of Birmingham.
"While this guilty verdict does not make up for what happened to the victim on that day, we hope it at least provides some reassurance that McTaggart is now likely to be behind bars for a considerable amount of time, unable to cause such harm to another innocent member of the public."
McTaggart is due to be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday, 13 July.
(MH/CD)
Leon McTaggart, 29, attacked the owner of Simply Fish & Chips on Hagley Road West, Quinton, on 06 November, stabbing him in the arm, chest and back.
It is understood that McTaggart "flew into a rage" when the chip shop didn't not know what he wanted when he asked for his "usual order".
McTaggart was caught after he was identified from CCTV images released by police on social media.
Detective Sergeant Leighton Shingles said: "This was a totally unprovoked, frenzied attack on a man at his place of work…he came very close to losing his life.
"From the CCTV, it is clear McTaggart was trying to provoke the owner into stepping from behind the counter. He is even seen waiting outside, knife held behind his back, for the owner to emerge from the shop after he damages the door.
"McTaggart is a dangerous individual and I would like to thank the public for coming forward and helping us to take him off the streets of Birmingham.
"While this guilty verdict does not make up for what happened to the victim on that day, we hope it at least provides some reassurance that McTaggart is now likely to be behind bars for a considerable amount of time, unable to cause such harm to another innocent member of the public."
McTaggart is due to be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday, 13 July.
(MH/CD)
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