A man who was stabbed in the street in Willaston has been put on probation.

Jonathan James Elliott, of Tynwald Road, Willaston, was himself the subject of court proceedings for having a knife in a public place.

He was sentenced to a two-year probation order and banned from licensed premises and buying or being sold alcohol, for 12 months.

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said she was sentencing Elliott on the basis the knife wasn’t used, wasn’t used to threaten, and there was no intent.

She said: ’Nonetheless, you had a knife in your possession while intoxicated.

’There were potentially fatal consequences. Who knows what would have happened if police had not come along?’

We previously reported that, on January 14 at 2.15am, Elliott was at a party in Tynwald Road.

After a row, he was asked to leave by the tenant at the property.

However, the altercation continued in the street outside and members of the public called the police after one man was seen brandishing a knife.

When police arrived Elliott was seen holding a kitchen knife, which he then threw into bushes.

He was said to be extremely intoxicated and told police he had been stabbed, showing them a three-quarter-inch deep wound to his midriff.

Elliott told police he took the knife he was seen with from another man, but claimed the knife he was stabbed with was a different one.

Elliott said he had been trying to break up an argument and had taken the kitchen knife from one of the men involved.

He said he had then walked away but then ran back following a friend, to stop him becoming involved.

Elliott said he believed he was stabbed with a different knife during some pushing and shoving, but had not felt any pain.

He said he noticed his injury only when he saw his T-shirt wet with blood. He claimed he had panicked when police arrived and had thrown away the knife.

In a basis of plea Elliott claimed that his initial action in taking the knife was reasonable but admitted it was an offence when he ran back still carrying it.

Advocate Jane Gray said: ’Mr Elliott acknowledges at the time he had been drinking alcohol and had that not been the case he may have made a different decision.

’He didn’t intend to use the knife. He initially took it for safe keeping and didn’t intend to frighten members of the public.

’He was walking holding the knife by his side, he wasn’t holding it in a threatening manner. He threw it in the bushes when he saw the police in a state of panic.’