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Ex-Army Major Jailed 25 Years for Attempted Murder of Ex-Wife

She said the premeditated attack was rooted in anger over a post-divorce financial dispute.

Overview

  • Jonathan Creak began serving a 25-year prison term plus four years on extended licence after his sentencing at Norwich Crown Court on July 25.
  • Judge Katharine Moore deemed him a dangerous offender with “lethal skills” and imposed a restraining order barring any contact with Rhiannon Creak.
  • In July 2024 he drove over 100 miles from Oxfordshire to Hardwick, Norfolk, where he slashed his ex-wife multiple times with a Stanley knife.
  • Rhiannon Creak survived critical wounds, including a 20cm neck cut, and required emergency surgery and a blood transfusion.
  • Creak was convicted of attempted murder on April 1 following a trial that revealed his calculated assault driven by resentment over their divorce settlement.