Moment when scissor-wielding attacker chases victim into a store before stabbing him in the head in a pantry
Ryan McLean, 39, repeatedly stabbed a man in the head with scissors in Brighton
He was jailed for nearly three years after seriously injuring a 29-year-old man
After the attack in Portslade, Brighton, McLean was on the run for 62 days
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This is when a man with scissors chases another man through a store before stabbing him repeatedly in the head.
Ryan McLean, 39, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison after seriously injuring a 29-year-old man in Portslade, Brighton, on February 27 this year.
McLean, from Brighton, was tracked down and arrested by police 211 miles from the crime scene after a 62-day manhunt.
He was caught on CCTV surveillance from supermarket Rishi News cornering his victim in the store’s warehouse and “violently assaulting him.”
Ryan McLean, 39, (pictured) was sentenced to nearly three years in prison after seriously injuring a 29-year-old man in Portslade, Brighton, on February 27 this year
He chased the man into a liquor store and chased him into the store’s pantry
Once he cornered him, McLean stabbed him in the head several times, seriously injuring his victim
McLean (pictured) was spotted chasing his victim’s car at high speed through Portslade shortly before noon before getting out and continuing the pursuit on foot
Detective Inspector Neil Phillips said: “Ryan McLean is a violent offender with a significant criminal history and we are pleased to have him off the streets where he can no longer harm the public.
“Despite his efforts to evade capture, we and our partners at the Merseyside Police Department have succeeded in tracking him down and bringing him to justice.
The age-old message ‘you can run, but you can’t hide’ still rings true, and this phrase should be a warning to anyone who tries to hide from the law that they will be found and that justice will be done. ‘
McLean had previously been spotted chasing his victim’s car at high speed through Portslade just before noon before getting out and continuing the pursuit on foot.
Despite a store employee’s attempt to avoid pursuing the victim, McLean pushed through and assaulted the man.
After stabbing him several times in the head, he fled and a manhunt was launched with a £3,000 reward from Crimestoppers for information leading to his arrest.
Detective Inspector Neil Phillips said: “Ryan McLean is a violent offender with a significant criminal history and we are pleased to have him off the streets where he can no longer harm the public.” Pictured: McLean (left) chases his victim (right) into the store
He was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place before pleading guilty to both offences.
McLean was sentenced on July 15 to 33 months in custody at the Lewes Crown Court for GBH and to six months in prison for possession of an offensive weapon.
More than 60 days later, on April 29, he was arrested in the Dingle area of Liverpool in a joint operation between Sussex and Merseyside police.
When he was arrested, McLean asked the officers, “Is this about that thing down south?”
He was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place before pleading guilty to both offences.
McLean was sentenced on July 15 to 33 months in custody at Lewes Crown Court for GBH and to six months in jail for possession of an offensive weapon, for running concurrently.
He was also given an additional four weeks in prison to serve consecutively for violating a suspended sentence for possession of a knife and driving under the influence of drugs.