A man who strolled into a Nando’s restaurant and stabbed a diner in front of young children has been jailed.
Pedrito Domingos, 20, of Cow Bridge Lane, Barking, walked into the restaurant and slashed the victim in front of families enjoying meals at the branch in The Brewery, Romford.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard Domingos walked up to the 20-year-old man who was dining with two friends and stabbed him several times with a large knife on October 29.
The victim attempted to chase Domingos but collapsed after a short while. He suffered from four stab wounds.
CCTV footage showed Domingos, who the court heard was involved in a long-standing dispute with the victim, running off into an underpass.
He was later found by police in the area hiding behind some bins.
The large knife was found hidden inside a pizza box in the underpass.
Officers discovered his car parked close to the scene and recovered a cardboard sheath, similar in size to the recovered knife.
They also found he was in possession of 14 wraps of cocaine while he was detained in custody.
Domingos was sentenced to 10 years in prison following a court hearing today.
Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs was left to lie on file.
Acting Detective Chief Inspector, Denise Johnson, said: "This was a horrific pre-meditated attack in a busy restaurant with numerous families with young children present.
“I can only hope that residents of Havering are reassured now that this dangerous man has been removed from their streets.
“Attacks of this nature are thankfully very rare in Havering and our officers' swift response to this incident demonstrates how seriously we take this type of crime”
