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Sunderland Knifeman Gets 27 Years for Attempted Murder After Roker Avenue Attack

Police call the case an isolated incident involving people who knew each other.

Overview

  • Adam Ahmed, 30, was sentenced Monday at Newcastle Crown Court to 27 years in prison plus five years on licence, which means supervised release after prison.
  • A jury had earlier found him guilty of attempting to murder one housemate and of wounding another with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
  • The June 21, 2025 attack at a shared house on Roker Avenue in Sunderland left one man stabbed in the neck and another in the stomach.
  • The second victim needed part of his bowel removed, and both men described lasting psychological harm in statements to the court.
  • Northumbria Police said officers arrested Ahmed at the scene and stressed that the violence was confined to people who knew each other.