A man pushed a bow and arrow to another man's head in his own home and told him 'I've come here to kill you' before going on to stab him.

Jacob Gill, 34, was unanimously found guilty of attempted murder by a jury at Preston Crown Court earlier this year.

Police were called to an address in Wheelton shortly before 7.30pm on December 23 last year to reports of a stabbing.

A man in his 60s was found with stab wounds and was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his arm.

Following enquiries, Gull was arrested within an hour of the call to police.

Jacob GillJacob Gill (Image: Lancashire Police)

The jury was told how Gill attended the victim's home and pushed a bow and arrow to his head.

The victim attempted to reason with the attacker but Gill said he was going to kill him.

The victim managed to get past Gill to the front door and took a video which showed him holding a knife towards him.

At this point, Gill said: "There's no reason to stop me now."

Whilst on the driveway, Gill stabbed the victim in the arm and attempted to stab him in the stomach.

Gill also swung the knife towards the victim's head on at least three occasions, narrowly missing.

When the victim told Gill he was bleeding to death, he said: "That's the plan."

Gill ran off when a neighbour intervened having heard the victim's shouts for help. The neighbour tried to stem the bleeding and made a makeshift tourniquet before officers attended and administered life-saving first aid.

In a statement, the victim said: “At the time of the attack I truly thought that my life was about to end there and then.

"The emotion and fear of realising that you are about to die in such an horrific, unjustifiable, brutal and violent manner was absolutely terrifying and as a result my life has been destroyed since that evening and I do not know if I will ever fully recover.”

After deeming Gill, of Queensway, Leyland, to be a dangerous offender, Judge Robert Altham sentenced him to 29 years in prison and a further five years on extended licence.

Gill will have to serve two thirds of that sentence before he will be eligible for parole.

The victim managed to capture a video of Gill in his homeThe victim managed to capture a video of Gill in his home (Image: Lancashire Police)

DC Josh Hodges, of South CID, said: “This was a cowardly attack committed with deadly weapons against a man in his own home – a place he was entitled to feel safe.

“Jacob Gill is clearly a dangerous individual who had planned to carry out this incredibly violent act. I have little doubt that without the brave actions of the victim’s neighbour and the armed response officers, the victim would not be here today.

“It is apparent that this appalling crime continues to have a very real and long-lasting impact on the victim. I wish to praise him for the courage he has shown throughout the trial and sincerely hope that this sentence allows him to begin the process of rebuilding his life.”