Man jailed for knife attack during fight
Wayne Bryson left his victim with life-threatening injuries, police said
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A man who stabbed his victim with a kitchen knife and fled on a bus has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.
Wayne Bryson, 31, was involved in a brawl with another man in Hawthorne Street in Easington, County Durham, in February.
The fight spilled out onto the street, where his victim suffered life-threatening stab wounds to his chest and back.
Bryson was found guilty at Durham Crown Court of wounding with intent and possession of a knife in a public place.
Durham Police said he was arrested after fleeing the attack on a bus to Peterlee, and then throwing the knife in a bus station bin.
Bryson, of no fixed address, was sentenced on Monday.
Det Sgt Anthony Wild said the force remained committed to "reducing weapon-based violence across our patch".
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