CCTV shows 'dangerous' Sheffield man laughing in Barnsley pub minutes before cutting victim's throat in brawl
Published 26th Feb 2026, 15:14 GMT
No one in this CCTV footage from a Barnsley pub knew the man pictured was carrying a Stanley knife in his pocket - or that he would soon use it to cut a man’s throat.
Lewis Parker, of Keppel Road, Shiregreen, was already on bail for two separate violent assaults in pubs when he took the box cutter out with him into Hoyland town centre on March 14, 2025.
This footage shows Parker, who was 20 at the time, laughing and dancing on his night out - minutes before he would attempt to murder a man by cutting his neck.
Parker, who was branded “dangerous” by a judge, was sentenced to 26 years in prison for attempted murder at a hearing on February 19.
Watch the footage above, and read more about Parker’s sentencing here.