This is the terrifying moment a crazed knifeman followed a disabled pensioner through a deserted car park before stabbing him repeatedly with a kitchen knife. James Atkinson, 40, was jailed for 14 years today after he plunged the blade into terrified Geoffrey Franklin eight times, Plymouth Crown Court heard. CCTV footage shows how 64-year-old Mr Franklin's was slashed repeatedly in the abdomen before his attacker left him for dead. Atkinson was 'hearing voices' and acting like a 'zombie', the court heard. Scroll down for video Terrifying: James Atkinson, 40, followed frail  Geoffrey Franklin before stabbing him eight times Callous: The attacker slowly walked away from his victim, who lay in a pool of his own blood
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James Atkinson jailed for 14 years for car park attack on Geoffrey Franklin
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Knifeman followed victim to deserted spot before stabbing him eight times
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CCTV shows him calmly walking away and leaving disabled man for dead
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Mr Franklin  saved after passers-by saw him slumped in pool of own blood
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'I am lucky to be alive. I am just glad that two people called an ambulance'
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Atkinson was 'hearing voices' and was acting like a 'zombie', experts said
Chain of events: CCTV shows @placeholder silently following his victim in a dark Plymouth car park