Overview
- Maksims Pilko was sentenced on 8 January 2026 at Bournemouth Crown Court to 8 years and 1 month in prison with a four‑year extended licence.
- He attacked a couple on Richmond Hill on 24 February 2025, punching the woman before stabbing her partner nine times as they walked toward the train station.
- The male victim was placed in an induced coma, and a surgeon said it was luck that major arteries were not struck.
- Pilko pleaded guilty on 8 September 2025 to wounding with intent (S18), possessing a bladed article and assault by beating, after prosecutors relied on CCTV and by‑stander statements.
- Concurrent penalties were imposed for separate offences including possession of a blade, assaults on emergency workers, racially aggravated public disorder and criminal damage, and the judge described him as plainly dangerous.