Man sentenced to over 10 years in jail for brutal stabbing in Scunthorpe
The 52-year-old was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months
A man has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months behind bars after he stabbed a man multiple times leaving him for dead at a property on Allanby Street in Scunthorpe in March.
Aleksandr Malkov, 52, of Allanby Street in Scunthorpe was charged with attempted murder and denied any involvement in the attack at an interview during the investigation.
Malkov appeared at Hull Crown court on Friday, 9 May 2025 where he entered a guilty plea to grievous bodily harm with intent. He was remanded to custody until his sentencing at Hull Crown court on Monday.
On Monday, 3 March at approximately 6.30pm, Humberside Police were called to reports that someone had been stabbed inside a property following a verbal altercation between Malkov and another resident.
The altercation turned physical, resulting in Malkov stabbing a resident three times to the stomach and once to the chest before going back into his own room leaving the man bleeding out not knowing if he had killed him.
Armed response officers were swiftly deployed and located Malkov in his room. The 66-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.
Detective Constable Jonathan Lilley from Humberside Police said: “Malkov barged into another resident’s room armed with two knives looking to intimidate him whilst he was just going about his day watching TV with his friend.
“Malkov instigated the verbal altercation over nothing, and it soon turned violent when Malkov made no hesitation to wield his knives and brutally attack a resident by stabbing him multiple times.
“This was an unnecessary attack on a defenceless man who is lucky to be alive. The injuries he sustained included serious stab wounds to his abdomen and chest, which without intervention would have likely resulted in his death. It is thanks to his friend who rang for an ambulance and tried to stop the bleeding along with emergency services that the victim is alive today.
“Knife crime can impact people from any walk of life, that is why we continue to do everything we can to take weapons off our streets.
“Whether you find yourself in a confrontational situation at home, or are thinking of carrying a knife for your protection, ask yourself, what is the point? One knife impacts more than one life.”