Plastic surgeon jailed for trying to kill colleague

A plastic surgeon has been jailed for life for attempting to murder a colleague he wanted "out of the way" because he was a witness against him in disciplinary proceedings.

Jonathan Peter Brooks broke into Graeme Perks's home in Halam, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of 14 January 2021, wearing camouflage gear and armed with a crowbar, cans of petrol, matches and a knife.

A trial in Loughborough heard Mr Perks had a "95% chance of dying" after being stabbed by Brooks.

Brooks, who was "voluntarily absent" from his trial because he was on hunger strike, was convicted of attempted murder in April and on Monday, was given a minimum term of 22 years.