A Charleston man has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of stabbing his friend and leaving him with life changing injuries
Blane Latouche aged 30 of Hinchley Road at Manchester Crown Court yesterday after being found guilty of wounding and possession of a bladed article.
The court heard how Latouche had been taking nitrous oxide with a woman and a man in the car.
Latouche asked his friend to sit in the front next to him, switching seats with the woman.
Latouche then turned into a carpark on Ainsbrook Avenue in Charlestown. Once stopped, Latouche pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed his friend 11 times, with the woman begging him to stop.
The victim fell from the car and Latouche drove away, leaving him bleeding in the road.
Members of the public began first aid until officers and ambulance personnel arrived.
The victim was then taken to hospital and his right arm was later amputated due to the life-changing injuries he suffered.
Whilst emergency services colleagues were working to save the victim’s life, Latouche attempted to hide the evidence of his crime by driving into central Manchester and throwing the victim’s phone from the window, discarding the knife, parking the car away from his address and putting the clothes he wore during the attack in the washing machine.
Latouche was arrested later that day and in October 2025, he was found not guilty of attempted murder during a trial at Manchester Crown Court. He had previously pled guilty to wounding.
