Knifeman who stabbed victim in the neck in brutal attack caught 200 miles away after huge manhunt

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A man who stabbed another man in the neck in an 'unprovoked' attack in a flat kitchen has been jailed for life. Lee Hart brutally stabbed his victim with a kitchen knife, leaving him fighting for his life.

The 'motiveless' attack happened at a flat on Smith Street in Burnley last December, police said. The victim - aged in his 40s - suffered a severed artery and a severed vein in his neck, causing major blood loss.

He only survived as he managed to flee the flat with a friend who flagged down a passing car. READ MORE: Ex-England footballer turned drugs boss snared at Manchester Airport after living glam life with 'Led Zeppelin' An ambulance was then called and the victim was taken to hospital for life-saving surgery.

Hart went on the run after the incident and a manhunt was launched. The 39-year-old was later found and arrested in Oxford. He was charged with attempted murder but pleaded guilty to Section 18 wounding.