A young talented Championship footballer was stabbed with an eight-inch knife at a house party in Nottingham, it’s been confirmed.
Tyree Wilson of Derby County was left with serious injuries at a property in Forest Road East in the Arboretum area of Nottingham and feeling lucky to be alive.
His attacker, Andrew Marshall, has now been jailed for more than six years for committing the violent crime on the Rams player who was 18 at the time.
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— Derby County Academy (@dcfcacademy) February 1, 2021
Marshall caused injuries to his victim’s nose, left collarbone and near his heart, Nottingham Crown Court was told.
Mr Wilson, an English winger, has been a valuable member of the Derby County under 23s side and even earned a call-up to the first team under Frank Lampard, being named on the bench as an unused substitute in January 2019.
Derby County say they are continuing to support the player following the incident which happened on the 17th of July, 2020.
Marshall, of Oakford Close, Broxtowe, carried out the attack in the two-bedroom flat, before Wilson made his way outside and an ambulance was called, Nottinghamshire Live reports.
Wilson spoke in a victim impact statement, stating how the wounds to his nose changed the appearance of his face and made him feel self-conscious. The injury to his collarbone made him feel lucky to be alive.
“I was genuinely afraid I would die and, without doubt, it is the scariest thing I have been through,” he said.
Derby County declined to comment as the incident has been dealt with in court, but confirmed it is continuing to fully give Wilson all the help he needs as he remains at Pride Park.
Marshall, 32, pleaded guilty in June 2021, to wounding with intent to the teenager and was jailed for six years and five months, of which he will serve half before he is eligible for release on licence.
He had a previous conviction from Edinburgh High Court for assault to cause serious injury and attempted murder when he was 19 years old and was given a nine-year prison sentence.
Sentencing him, Judge Rosalind Coe QC said Marshall did not go to the party with any intention of causing anyone any harm or causing trouble.
She said there came a point in the evening where there was evidence to suggest that there were others there who may or may not have had knives on them.
“It is not a case of self-defence,” she added.
“What there was was an over reaction to a situation. You used a weapon on your victim”.
Derby County manager Wayne Rooney told RamsTV back in March how academy forward Tyree Wilson was training with the first-team and pushing to get an opportunity to make his debut.
“Tyree Wilson’s done well for the past few games in the U23s. I think it’s important for those young lads in the U23s to know we are always watching them. We’re always getting information on them, and it’s important to reward some of those players with an opportunity to be around the first-team. He will be with us now for the next few weeks. It’s an opportunity for him to show what he can do with us, train well and push to get a chance,” Rooney explained.
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— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) March 12, 2021
HIS BIO ACCORDING TO DERBY:
Exciting forward Tyree Wilson made his debut for Derby County’s Under-23s at the age of just 15 against Manchester City during the 2017/18 season.
Wilson was a key member of Justin Walker’s title-winning Under-18s during the 2018/19 campaign and his end-product in the attacking third was crucial throughout the campaign.
He scored eight goals and recorded 11 assists, with only Morgan Whittaker (39) bettering his record of 19 goal contributions in all competitions during the campaign.
Wilson was rewarded for his progress with a call-up to the first-team squad under Frank Lampard and he was unused substitute in the 2-1 home win over Reading in January 2019.
The wideman spent the vast majority of the 2019/20 season with the Under-18s, where he made 13 appearances. He contributed with five goals and four assists, while he also managed to appear four times for the Under-23s.
In addition, he gained valuable experience as part of the Under-19s side that took part in the UEFA Youth League during the campaign. From his four appearances in the competition, he scored once and set up three goals.
During 2020/21 Wilson had a trio of goals and assists in 15 Under-23s appearances to help the young Rams to a top-half finish in the Premier League 2 Division 1.
After the Championship footballer opened up being stabbed with an eight-inch knife at a house party, we want to highlight the helplines to find more information and advice on youth and knife crime.
Knife Crimes.Org
Home Office approved site offering information, advice, support and safety resources.
Support After Murder and Manslaughter
Helpline: 0845 872 3440
SAMM offers understanding, support and a listening ear and a shoulder to lean on and by being a safety net in times of severe emotional crisis.
CRIMESTOPPERS
If you information about a crime call anonymously on 0800 555 111 or fill in an online form
Victim Support
Victim Supportline: 08 08 16 89 111
The national charity which helps people affected by crime. They provide free and confidential support to help you deal with your experience, whether or not you report the crime.
You & Co
Victim Support’s Youth Programme. You & Co will work with you from the moment you experience or witness a crime, until when you and your worker feel that you no longer need our support. Feel safer and be safer. Reduce the risks of you becoming a victim again by helping you and adults around you to make your surroundings safer. Make safer choices. We help you move on from your experiences in a positive way.
Your Choice Your Future
Your Choice Your Future isn’t about telling people what to do. It’s not about telling people what is right or wrong. It’s about talking with people to look at the consequences of the choices they make and then providing information to help them make their choice about their future.
ChildLine
Helpline: 0800 11 11
ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people. You can contact ChildLine in these ways: You can phone on 0800 1111, send us an email, have a 1-2-1 chat with us, send a message to Ask Sam and you can post messages to the ChildLine message boards. You can contact ChildLine about anything – no problem is too big or too small. If you are feeling scared or out of control or just want to talk to someone you can contact ChildLine.
The Ben Kinsella Trust
The Trust exists to promote knife-crime awareness – many people believe that knife crime is not their problem and will never affect them. Sadly this is being proven wrong more and more and we want to ensure that everyone knows the threat this problem poses to our lives. To educate children of all ages of the consequences of knife crime and what it can do to a family – by ensuring children as young as primary school age know the difference between right and wrong and will never consider picking up a weapon, be it through peer pressure, fear or simply believing it is cool, we aim to send the message to kids today that carrying a knife is not acceptable. Above all, Ben’s family urge anyone who carries a knife or weapon to lay it down and think about the pain and suffering they may cause.
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