B&B man jailed for cleaner attack

A guest at a bed and breakfast in Watford annoyed over a cleaner entering his room without knocking returned later in the day and attacked him.

Joseph Kabo, 21, stabbed Giorgio Milan in the head and face, Charles Ingham said at Luton Crown Court.

Kabo, of Watford, Hertfordshire, admitted wounding Mr Milan with intent and was jailed for three years.

Judge Richard Foster said: "This was not a loss of temper. You returned with a knife and were going to kill him."

Kabo and a girlfriend took a room at the bed and breakfast on 6 May this year and were due to leave by midday the following day.

Heavy drinking

Mr Ingram said: "At about 1100 BST the cleaner entered the room without knocking and Kabo took grave exception to that.

"They booked a further night but during the day he clearly festered about what had happened.

"He left the building and returned, by which time he had armed himself with a knife.

"It was a very frightening and traumatic experience for Mr Milan. He had no inkling he had caused such offence," he said.

Michaela Bonsu, defending, said Kabo was normally a reserved and conscientious individual and this was an aberration.

"He acknowledges the severity of the offence. He had been drinking heavily which impaired his judgement.

"He realises alcohol can no longer feature in his life and is seeking help."

Judge Richard Foster said: "Mr Milan must have been absolutely petrified, thinking he was going to be murdered."