Ryan Leggett
Attempted murder *
Sentence
27 years imprisonment with 3 years extended licence
On November 23, 2023, Ryan Leggett, 35, of Lowestoft Road, Carlton Colville, stabbed his 33-year-old female partner eight times after she returned home early from work at 1am and discovered him naked in bed with another man and a plate of cocaine. She confronted him, saying 'what the hell is going on? It’s disgusting', prompting the other man to leave. Leggett took her phone to prevent her from telling others, pushed her over in the kitchen, held a knife to her throat, and later followed her upstairs with two knives, stabbing her in the neck, chest (causing fractured rib and punctured lung), cheek, upper arm, hand, and abdomen (damaging liver and causing internal bleeding). He locked her in the house and left her to die, but another resident raised the alarm. Leggett was arrested later that day at his father's home after self-surrendering with self-inflicted wrist wounds. The couple had been in a relationship for four years, separated in March 2023, but reconciled months later.
Convicted of attempted murder by jury in September; pleaded guilty to threatening a person with a knife in a private place. Judge described the attack as deliberate, calculated and cowardly, noting Leggett as unpredictable and dangerous. Indefinite restraining order imposed banning contact with victim or her family. Must serve two-thirds before parole consideration.