A Cashew Hill resident who admitted to stabbing a stranger in an unprovoked attack has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines and compensation or face several years in prison.

Kenroy Paige appeared before Justice Tunde Bakre in the High Court to be sentenced for wounding with intent over the incident on 21 June 2023.

The court heard that Paige approached a young man from behind and stabbed him in the side without warning. The attack was captured in photographs and video footage, showing Paige standing in the street holding a white-handled knife. Police later recovered two knives at the scene.

Justice Bakre ordered Paige to pay a $2,000 fine within 30 days or serve four years and four months in prison if the payment is not made. He must also pay $1,500 in compensation to the victim within six days or serve an additional six months in jail.

The compensation order is intended to provide some redress to the victim for the assault.

Paige pleaded guilty to the charge in April, accepting full responsibility for the stabbing of a man he did not know.