It was on June 3 that a 26-year-old man stabbed a man in his 50s with a kitchen knife in Alvesta.
The man survived but was seriously injured.
He suffered stab wounds to the chest and left arm and suffered severe blood loss.
Convicted of attempted murder
The perpetrator was sentenced in October to eight years in prison for attempted murder.
According to the Växjö District Court's ruling, the act was life-threatening and the 26-year-old showed extreme ruthlessness and rudeness.
The 26-year-old himself claims that he acted in self-defense.
The verdict was appealed to the Göta Court of Appeal, which on Monday handed down a mitigating verdict.
The sentence is changed to aggravated assault and four years in prison.
The Court of Appeal agrees with the district court that the perpetrator should not have acted in self-defense and that he was aware of the risk that the victim could die from being stabbed.
However, the Court of Appeal believes that it is not beyond a reasonable doubt that the 26-year-old acted with intent to kill.
Therefore, the sentence is changed to aggravated assault and the sentence is reduced.