A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in a Young Offender’s Institution after he stabbed a woman six times in Gosport last July.

Teejay Scott of The Anchorage in Gosport was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court on Tuesday 15 July 2025 after he had previously admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife in a public place. At an earlier trial he had been found not guilty of attempted murder.

In the early hours of Sunday 28 July 2024 Scott was involved in an altercation with a 28-year-old woman on Gosport High Street. About an hour later, shortly before 04:00am, Scott attacked the woman near to Walpole Park where she had walked to get a lift. Following the assault he ran off. The victim called for an ambulance and was treated for six stab wounds at QA Hospital where she had to undergo surgery.

Officer in charge of the case DC Ethan Beesley said, “Scott’’s sentence in a Young Offender’s Institution, that is used to detain people under the age of twenty-one, is for a significant period and sends a clear message that we do not tolerate violence against women and girls or knife crime in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.

“Thankfully the victim’s injuries were not life threatening, but Scott’s actions could have caused much more serious harm. I really do hope that this sentence helps the victim to be able to move on with her life safe in the knowledge that justice has been served. No-one should go for a night out and be subjected to threats or violence. This is an extreme example, but we work hard with partner agencies and licensed premises to ensure that the night-time economies in our towns are safe for everyone.

“We will continue to do all we can to ensure that those who carry knives will face the full consequences for their actions”.

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