Plastic surgeon Peter Brooks who attempted to murder former boss is jailed
A plastic surgeon has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years after stabbing his former boss and trying to set his house on fire.
Peter Brooks, 61, was found guilty of attempted murder, attempted arson, and possession of a bladed article in April.
He cycled to the home of Graeme Perks in Halam, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire, while wearing camouflage gear and armed with a crowbar, petrol, matches and a knife in the early hours of 14 January 2021.
The 61-year-old then doused the ground floor of the property with petrol before stabbing fellow plastic surgeon Mr Perks because he wanted him "out of the way", his trial in Loughborough heard.
The victim's wife and children were sleeping at the time of the attack, which took place during a COVID lockdown, the jury was told.
Brooks was "voluntarily absent" from his month-long trial because he was on a hunger strike and said he would "rather be dead than incarcerated".
Because he has already served more than four years in custody so far, he will serve 17 years in prison to complete his minimum term.
-SKY NEWS
