GERRY ANKETELL WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN AIRBNB AFTER HE TRIED TO INTERVENE DURING A ROW OVER THE BATHROOM 11:10, 01 Jun 2025 A man has described how the look in the "sharp black

eyes" of the stranger who tried to kill him is still "etched" into his mind. Vincent Anderson was repeatedly stabbed after he attempted to dissolve a dispute that was taking

place at the Airbnb he was staying at. The attacker, Gerry Anketell, was this week described as "potentially very volatile and wholly unpredictable" by a judge as he was jailed for

more than a decade, having pleaded guilty to attempted murder, Liverpool Echo reports. He was however spared a life sentence over the "vicious" assault, which was "launched

Ramumathan went to use a first floor WC while her husband worked downstairs in the business premises of the building, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Friday. Article continues below But Henry

Riding, prosecuting, described how Anketell, who was also staying at the same accommodation, then "began shouting and banging on the bathroom door aggressively". Mr Ramumathan

then returned to the shared flat, after being alerted to the incident via phone call from his partner, to confront the 37-year-old, of no fixed address. The defendant was reported as

becoming "very angry and very irate". When the victim stated he was going to call the police, Anketell snatched his phone from him and placed both of his hands around his throat.

Mr Anderson, who had been staying in a second floor room, came downstairs to the incident and "attempted to de-escalate the situation". But the aggressor then dragged the

62-year-old to the hotel’s kitchen area, removed two knives from a block before repeatedly stabbing him with the weapons. Mr and Mrs Ramumathan fled the building before dialling 999 and

assisting Mr Anderson with his injuries. The victim suffered a series of "substantial" wounds to his back, lower neck, upper arms and the back of his head which required hospital

treatment. In a statement which was read to the court on Mr Anderson’s behalf, he said: "I have flashbacks of the incident. I vividly remember the sharp black eyes of my attacker. The

sight is etched in my mind. "Simple tasks such as shaving have become much more challenging. My physical limitations are a constant reminder of the attack. For weeks, I couldn't

bear to tell my family what happened. "It has cast a shadow over my upcoming wedding plans, which I was in Liverpool to arrange. "I was trying to deescalate an argument, completely

unaware of the danger awaiting me. There are so many unanswered questions in my mind. Why did it happen? What could I have done differently.” Mr Anderson, originally from Allerton,

Liverpool, but now living in Newcastle, was staying at the Airbnb while finalising arrangements for his wedding and was due to check out of the premises the next day. Reflecting on the day

of the attack, he said: "I heard a little commotion going on, doors banging, people shouting and it woke us up. I went down to try and diffuse the situation. "I was in my boxer

shorts and I came down the stairs, where I saw a man dragging someone by the neck along the floor. I asked 'what's going on?', and he let go. I was trying to tell him to calm

down. "I had only come down to see what was going on with the noise, and it escalated. When we were in the kitchen, I tried talking to him and he just pulled two knives out and started

swiping at me. "I tried to stop him with one hand but he caught me on the arm and sliced my arm, it was just a big flap. I tried to get away through the door but as I turned around he

sliced the back of my head. He got my lower back as well. "I was just in my boxer shorts. There was blood everywhere. It was really scary. You never think anything like this will happen

to you. I'm a happy go lucky guy, but I'm still in shock. I can't believe what happened." Anketell has a total nine previous convictions for 14 offences including

entries for assault occasioning actual bodily harm in 2005 and 2006. Prior offences also include a suspended in Italy in 2019 for breaching the peace and possession of a weapon. Paul Becker,

defending, told the court: "The available mitigation to present is his guilty plea. "Not many people plead guilty at a plea and trial preparation hearing to attempted murder. At

the first opportunity, the defendant has assisted the court and the victims with some peace of mind for what he has done. "I would ask your honour to give him a determinate sentence.

Hopefully, the victim will make a good recovery from the serious wounds caused. I am not instructed to advance any personal mitigation." Anketell admitted attempted murder and assault

by beating and was jailed for 11 years and 3 months. He will be required to serve two thirds of this term behind bars before becoming eligible for release on parole. Anketell was also handed

an extended licence period of four years and given restraining orders banning him from contacting the complainants indefinitely. Sentencing, Judge Simon Medland KC said: "You attempted

to murder Vincent Anderson, who attempted to keep the peace in an argumentative fight in which you were involved. You have relevant previous convictions. The vast majority of your previous

convictions are for offences of assault. "I have no doubt at all on the facts of this case that you are potentially a very volatile and wholly unpredictable person. In attempting to

murder Mr Anderson, you picked up substantial kitchen knives and, without warning, provocation or any need whatsoever, you launched a vicious attack on him. "It has had a profound

impact on him. He posed no threat to you whatsoever. These were gaping wounds. Each was caused by you, inflicted with the knives which you held quite deliberately. "On the facts of this

case, because of the level of violence you used and because of your previous convictions, I am quite satisfied that you are properly to be categorised as a dangerous offender. "It is

open to me to consider the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment for life. I am satisfied that this is a case that can properly be sentenced, and society can properly be protected from

you, by the imposition of an extended sentence." Article continues below