Michael Mathews was out of prison on licence when he threatened a woman with a knife (Image: South Wales Police)

A man given a life sentence for stabbing three strangers at a party threated a woman with a carving knife outside a block of flats after returning to the community, a court has heard.

Michael Mathews was out of prison on licence when he swung the blade at the woman during the course of an "argument or discussion" between a group of people. The 56-year-old later tried to run away from police, discarding a large carving knife as he fled on foot.

Swansea Crown Court heard that in 2013 Matthews was given a life sentence with a minimum term of five years for stabbing three members of the same family after bursting into a New Year's Eve party having seemingly gone to the wrong a

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