Overview
- Martin, 63, was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court after a jury convicted him of attempted murder and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and acquitted him of controlling and coercive behaviour.
- He poured petrol through his ex-partner’s letterbox at around 5:10 a.m. on 22 October 2024, forcing her to jump from a first-floor window and causing broken ankles and a fractured vertebrae.
- The judge criticized electronic monitoring by G4S after an alert on 16 October led to a delayed visit on 20 October, with police only alerted on 21 October and unable to safeguard the victim before the attack.
- He was arrested the day after the fire at a Lake District hotel, where officers found a petrol can in his room, having left his Leicester bail address and travelled to Greater Manchester.
- He must serve two-thirds of his 30-year term in custody and is subject to an indefinite restraining order, with the victim detailing lasting trauma, the loss of her pet, and ongoing therapy for her and family members.