A man who stabbed a dog to death with a samurai sword and attacked two men in Oxfordshire has been told he will serve at least three years in jail.

Santiago Taboada, 26, of Didcot, attacked the men with a baseball bat, a metal bar and the sword.

He pleaded guilty to two assaults, aggravated burglary, two counts of damaging property and three for carrying an offensive weapon.

Santiago was told he had a personality disorder that could not be treated.

Judge Julian Hall, sitting at Oxford Crown Court, handed down an indeterminate sentence.

However, he told Santiago he will not be eligible for parole for at least three years.

 

Transfered from BBC News Channel