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TWO Romanian nationals who stabbed a journalist in Wimbledon, allegedly acting on behalf of the Iranian regime in an attempt to “silence” him, were due to be sentenced today.
Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati was left bleeding in the street after he was attacked outside his south-west London home on March 29 2024.
Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, were both found guilty last month of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court.
Mr Zeraati was stabbed three times in the thigh in what prosecutors described as “a planned attack preceded by reconnaissance and which was ordered by a third party, acting on behalf of the Iranian state.”
Mr Badea wielded the knife while another man, David Andrei, who is still in Romania and was not on trial, was also part of the attack, according to the victim.
Both men were to be sentenced at the Old Bailey.
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