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Man jailed following Banbury stabbing
19/04/2024
Florin Stanescu failed to turn up to court but was arrested at Luton airport in February
A man has been jailed following a stabbing in Banbury.
Forty-three year old Florin Stanescu of no-fixed abode was found with a man who had stab wounds to his torso when police were called to reports of men fighting in Prescott Avenue on February 9, 2020.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment, but later discharged.
Stanescu was charged on July 25, 2022 but didn’t turn up for his first court hearing, so the court issued a warrant for his arrest.
On February 13 this year he was arrested at Luton Airport after he returned to the UK from overseas.
At Oxford Crown Court yesterday Stanescu was sentenced to a year-and-a-half in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count each of affray and possession of a bladed article.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Bryan Groves said: “I am pleased that Florin Stanescu has finally been dealt with for this serious offence.
“It is fortunate Stanescu did not cause more serious harm than he did on that night.
“We will never tolerate knife crime and will always seek to bring offenders to justice, no matter how long it takes and if they try to flee abroad.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam