‘Violent sexual predator’ who stalked and stabbed teen in Middlesbrough street caged for 38 years [Video]

A university graduate who stalked, chased and stabbed a schoolgirl has been locked up for 38 years.

Recluse Ellis Dismore, 24, posted intimate photos of his online partner to social media, after the teen blocked him to end any further contact between them. Despite being in a relationship, which was mainly conducted over Snapchat, the two had had never met.

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, after days of sending his victim, and her family, voice notes threatening to stab the pupil in the heart – Dismore bought two steak knives from Wilko and waited for the teen in Middlesbrough.

The pupil thought she had been in a relationship with a teenage boy called “James Wilson” but in fact Dismore had set up fake profiles online and used other people’s photos. But she recognised Dismore’s voice as that of James – as he began shouting at her and chasing her on …