Leicester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Peter Brooks cycled to Graeme Perks' home in Halam, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire, on January 14, 2021, during a COVID lockdown. Dressed in camouflage and armed with a crowbar, petrol, matches, and a knife, he smashed through the conservatory, stabbed Mr. Perks multiple times causing life-threatening injuries to his liver, intestines, and pancreas, and doused the ground floor and stairs with petrol in an attempt to set the house on fire, endangering Mr. Perks' wife and son. The attack was motivated by Brooks' hatred for Mr. Perks, who had provided evidence against him in disciplinary proceedings that could have led to Brooks losing his job.

Peter Brooks, a 61-year-old plastic surgeon, cycled to Graeme Perks' house in Halam, near Southwell, doused the property with petrol from his garage, intending to set it on fire, and stabbed Mr Perks, causing life-threatening injuries to his liver, intestines, and pancreas. The attack occurred after Brooks wanted Mr Perks 'out of the way'. Mr Perks, aged 65 at the time, had recently retired, and the incident followed a series of legal proceedings including a mistrial and aborted trials.

Karl Rose, 27, of no fixed abode, abused a girl under 13 in the East Leicester area in October and November of the previous year. He was arrested in early January after the child reported the incidents to Leicestershire Police. Evidence included messages where he apologised to the girl's family, leading to his guilty plea for multiple sexual offences.

On December 2, 2024, Kamaljeet Singh boarded an Arriva bus at Leicester's Haymarket Bus Station while intoxicated and sat next to an 18-year-old woman who was travelling to school. Over approximately 20 to 30 minutes, he repeatedly placed his hand on her thigh, sexually assaulting her, and at one point laid his head on her shoulder while laughing with his friends who were making comments about her. The victim attempted to create distance by using her bag and moving away, but she was trapped in a window seat. A woman sitting nearby intervened, after which Singh left the bus. This incident caused significant distress to the victim, affecting her daily life, relationships, and sense of safety in public.

Jason Pettifer sexually abused two girls, one aged eight and the other ten, in February 2022. He targeted and groomed mothers with children, assaulting the victims without their knowledge of each other's experiences until one disclosed it to a family member. He was also sentenced for a similar unrelated case in Derbyshire from 2024.

Gareth Wignall, a 41-year-old dad-of-two, contacted what he believed was a 14-year-old girl on social media in late August 2024, moving conversations to WhatsApp and Telegram. He sent explicit pictures of himself, pornographic videos, and made sexual comments, including offers to take her to school and remove her clothing. The girl was a decoy created by vigilante group Justice Reborn. Wignall was confronted by the group while attending an under-16s football match near his home on September 2, 2024, where he made admissions. He was arrested, and police were involved.

William Morritt was involved in a drug smuggling operation that imported Class A drugs hidden in a lorry full of raspberry sorbet from Belgium. The drugs, including 39kg of cocaine and 18kg of heroin, were seized in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, in 2017 as part of one of the largest seizures by Nottinghamshire Police.