Ray Chirisa has been sentenced to 23 years in prison with a further five years on licence following an unprovoked assault with a knife in Chatham in The Brook on 28th October 2024.
At around 8pm that evening, Chirisa approached a man he did not know and, following a brief conversation, stabbed him multiple times.
The victim fell to the ground and the assault continued until the victim, who had sought to deflect the knife using his arms, fled to the safety of a nearby shop.
Officers attended the area where they promptly arrested Chirisa. Subsequent CCTV enquiries led investigators to recover a knife with a 16cm blade from a bin in the town centre.
Chirisa, of Hermitage Lane, Maidstone was later charged with attempted murder and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
The 34-year-old denied the charges during a trial and was found guilty on both counts. Chirisa was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 15th May 2026.
Detective Constable Lauren Mewett said ‘This horrific crime was unprovoked and directed towards a person Chirisa had never met. He is an extremely violent individual who poses an evident threat to the wider public. We are pleased to see him put behind bars.’
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