Man jailed for attempted murder in Blackburn
Scott Dagg was sentenced to 24 years in prison at Preston Crown Court
A man who attempted to kill another man and boasted about it on WhatsApp, has been jailed for 24 years.
At 5.37pm on 26th of April last year, Police took a call from the North-West Ambulance Service who were treating a man with a stabbed wound to the chest outside a property in Swift Close in Blackburn.
Whilst enroute to the incident, they came across a man with blood around his face and head on Barbara Castle Way. He was later identified as the defendant Scott Dagg. He was swaying on a pedestrian island and talking incoherently.
Dagg was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and later released on conditional bail while police continued their enquiries.
The knife was found wrapped in a towel from outside the property in Swift Close.
The victim – a man in his 30's – was treated at hospital for stab wounds. The man later discharged himself and did not provide a statement or support the prosecution.
On the 28th of May last year, Dagg was re-arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following further enquiries.
Minutes before his arrest, CCTV camera operators saw Dagg discarding an object on top of an electricity box on Mincing Lane in Blackburn. Officers recovered the item which turned out to be a mobile phone.
That phone was examined by officers, who recovered voice notes where Dagg talked about visiting the property in Swift Close with the express intent of killing the victim as revenge from an altercation the pair a few days before.
In one voice note he said: “I’m just gutted that I didn’t actually kill him.”
After consulting the Crown Prosecution Service, police charged Dagg, 43, of no fixed address, with attempted murder.
Following a trial in December at Preston Crown Court, a jury unanimously found him guilty of attempted murder.
He was sentenced the same court on Wednesday (6th May).
DS Cheryl Taylor, from Blackburn CID, said: “Scott Dagg is an extremely dangerous individual who attended the victim’s address with the express purpose of causing him fatal harm."
“While he was on bail for the extremely serious offence of attempted murder, he then sent voice notes to his friends boasting about what he had done and expressing regret that the victim hadn’t died."
“I welcome the sentence handed down today which reflects the serious nature of the offending."
“I want to place on record my thanks to the investigation team for their diligence and tenacity in securing this conviction and substantial sentence.”