Watch moment predator Ellis Dismore buys knife from Wilkos before trying to stab the girl he groomed
Ellis Dismore, 24, had sent threatening and disturbing voice messages to members of his 15-year-old victim’s family before he repeatedly stabbed her, police said.
The knife attack in broad daylight in Middlesbrough in June 2023 was captured on a passing motorist’s dashcam and the teenager was saved when members of the public stepped in to help.
Cleveland Police said Dismore was jailed at Teesside Crown Court for 43 years for attempted murder and more than 20 other offences against young girls.
Dismore, from Middlesbrough, had groomed the 15-year-old online and then sent her relatives a series of chilling messages when the police were told about what was happening.
He attacked the girl after she got off a school bus and repeatedly stabbed her but stopped when a driver intervened and took the injured girl home.
