Egidijus Kotovas, 29, of Odvar Solbergs vei, Oslo, Norway, attacked Izet Mehmed, who was homeless at the time and sleeping in a doorway, near Liverpool Street station. Kotovas had been in the UK for three years at the time of his violent assault on Mehmed.
The court sentenced Kotovas to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years and 242 days. He will then be subject to licence conditions for the rest of his life.
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