Maksims Pilko
S18 Wounding with intent *
Sentence
8 years and 1 month imprisonment with extended licence of 4 years
On the evening of 24 February 2025, Maksims Pilko, 22, of Bournemouth, approached a couple walking to Bournemouth train station after an evening out. Following a brief verbal altercation instigated by Pilko when he called the woman derogatory names, he pushed between them, spat in the woman’s face, and punched her to the head, causing her to fall to the floor. When her boyfriend tried to get between them to protect her, Pilko stabbed him nine times to the chest, arm, thigh, and back. The prosecution used evidence including CCTV footage and statements from by-passers who stopped to help the victims.
Pleaded guilty on 8 September 2025. Sentenced for S18 wounding with intent (145 months custody), having an article with a blade/point (21 months concurrent), assault by beating (5 months concurrent), and separate matters including possession of a blade (4 months concurrent), possession of cannabis (no separate penalty), two assaults on an emergency worker (9 months concurrent each), racially aggravated public disorder (6 months concurrent), and three counts of criminal damage (no separate penalty).