Overview
- The attacker, Anwar Ashraf, forced his way into a Whiteley office on 30 April 2025 and stabbed his former partner 17 times as she tried to escape.
- Members of the public restrained Ashraf at the scene and emergency services took the victim to hospital, where she had surgery for life‑threatening injuries.
- A jury found Ashraf guilty of attempted murder after prosecutors rejected lesser pleas and argued the ferocity of the attack showed intent to kill.
- The sentence handed down at Winchester Crown Court on Friday, June 5, 2026, was 26 years in prison with a five‑year extended licence and a lifetime restraining order.
- The victim continues to suffer broken ribs, a collapsed lung, nerve damage and daily pain and is receiving ongoing medical and psychological treatment while the CPS said the verdict underlines its focus on violence against women and girls.