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 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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