Terrifying moment paedophile knifeman Ellis Dismore chases girl down street and stabs her
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A knifeman who was filmed repeatedly stabbing a terrified teenage girl has been jailed for 38 years. Ellis Dismore, 24, pretended to be a teenage boy before plaguing his victim with threats, stalking her and following her on the street. Dramatic CCTV and dashcam footage captured the attack in Middlesbrough as he brandished the knife.
He chased her down and stabbed her five times in the back as she screamed for help before a passing motorist got her into their car and drove away. The girl, who had never seen Dismore but recognised his voice, said the female driver saved her life. Dismore, of Middlesbrough, was found guilty of 26 offences including attempted murder and inciting eight other girls he met online to engage in sexual activity. He will have to serve a further five years on extended licence after being deemed dangerous.
He posed as a teenage boy called James Wilson when he met the girl online in 2022. In a statement read to the court, the girl said she had been a "normal, happy" teenager who enjoyed socialising. But Dismore began to control her with threats to the point where she did not want to leave the house.
"I did what he told me to because I was scared what would happen to me, my friends and family," the girl said, adding he demanded indecent pictures of her. She eventually confided in a friend who told her to block him online, but when she did, he sent the pictures to multiple people causing her to feel "terrified" of meeting anyone who had seen them. The girl eventually told her mum, who contacted the police.
