This shocking x-ray shows a zombie knife embedded into a victim’s buttocks, in a chilling example of Wild West Britain’s knife epidemic.
The menacing serrated blade was lodged so deeply it had to be surgically removed, in another sign Britain has lost control of its streets.
The location of the attack is known as ‘bagging’ among gangs, where a person’s lower body is targeted so they have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of their life – the ultimate humiliation.
It comes after the Home Office announced new plans to keep children as young as 12 under curfews, and Boris Johnson pledged to hire 20,000 new police officers, in an attempt to regain control of Britain’s streets.
A zombie knife deeply embedded within the victim’s back in a process known as ‘bagging’, where the lower body can be targeted so the victim has to wear a colostomy bag
In the latest knife assault to plague Britain’s streets, Jack Parfitt and accomplice Toward-Parker took part in the attack, against a supposed love rival of Parfitt’s, in Covingham, Wiltshire, in January.
What is ‘bagging’? The vicious new gangland assault
‘Bagging’ is a new gangland method of attack.
Not only is it painful, it also can result in a life changing injury.
‘Bagging’ victims are frequently treated with a colostomy bag and catheter for an extended period afterward.
The term ‘bagging’ refers to this, implying the intention of the attack is to humiliate and demoralise the victim.
The primary damage caused can be to the soft tissue of the backside.
However, depending on the length of the knife and the severity of the stab wounds, there can leave victims with a complex long-term health issues including perforation of the rectal cavity itself, as well as damage to internal muscles and organs.
In a horrifying episode of the Channel 4 show 999 What’s Your Emergency,
PC Steve Cheatam explained: ‘Someone will be stabbed up the backside so they have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of their life.’
‘They do that simply because of the injury and the humiliation that person will have to live with.’
Parfitt was believed to be upset a colleague of his pregnant girlfriend was flirting with her, so arranged to meet up with him at a local park.
After seeing his target Parfitt shot at him with a BB gun, then asked Toward-Parker to pull out his knife as reported by The Swindon Advertiser.
Parfitt is thought to have told Toward-Parker to ‘back out the shank.’
Toward-Parker told his victim – who cannot be named because he is under 18 – ‘Don’t think I won’t bore you out with the knife’, before plunging it into his buttocks.
A judge has put Parfitt – 17 at the time of the attack – on a youth rehabilitation order as he has served eight months inside on remand.
Toward-Parker, had denied wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, saying the blade went in by accident. A jury last week took an hour to find him guilty.
He has been remanded in custody for reports to be prepared and will be sentenced in October.
Detective Sergeant Scott Anger, of Wiltshire Police, said: ‘This was a very violent assault which could have very easily had serious, if not fatal, consequences.
‘The victim who was stabbed had to be taken to hospital by ambulance with the large knife still in place and then had to have an operation to have the knife surgically removed.
‘Luckily, he has gone on to make a good recovery.’
The attack occurred in a park near Covingham Square in the centre of the town
The image was released by Wiltshire Police amid a warning from police chiefs, after a series of violent cases involving knives in the area.
Sonja Leith, head of crime prevention at Wiltshire Police, said: ‘We are carrying out a wide range of proactive work and activities aimed at highlighting the impact that knife crime has on our communities’
‘Although these types of incidents are rare, it is still incredibly concerning when we have cases where young people are carrying weapons and then using them to assault others.
‘However, it is important to stress that the vast majority of young people do not carry knives and those who do have a much higher likelihood of becoming a victim of knife crime themselves.
‘We would hate to think that young people were arming themselves with the misguided view that this makes them safer, when in fact the very opposite is true.’
The new curfews to tackle knife crime are part of a range of new government initiatives designed to prevent violence on Britain’s streets.
The knife prevention orders can be imposed by a magistrate or youth courts on anyone who police think is carrying a knife.
They will form part of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, as per guidance published on Thursday.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said: ‘We are cracking down on violent crime, which has a devastating impact on victims, their families, and our communities.
‘Our Offensive Weapons Act will help to stop acids and knives making their way onto our streets and being used to carry out horrifying attacks.’
Pictured: The locations at which murder investigations have been sparked in London since the start of the year
