Father and son knifed in Piccadilly Gardens horror attack after teenager 'looked at man the wrong way on tram'
hereThe boy was punched to the face.There was a further confrontation, and the boy ran off after noticing that Connolly had a knife.He tripped up as he ran, and was set upon as he lay on the ground.He suffered two stab wounds to the back.His father followed and was brought to the ground, before being stabbed three times.Addressing Connolly, the judge added: "You wounded two victims, one a 17-year-old boy, the other his father who was doing no more than any father would do, namely protect his son from unprovoked group violence."Defending, Ian Metcalfe said Connolly was under 'intense' stress at the time because of the threat to life notice.He said police did not tell Connolly who was making the threats against him or why, but that the