Overview

• Brooks attacked Graeme Perks at his Halam home on January 14, 2021, pouring petrol on the ground floor before stabbing him during a Covid lockdown.
• A jury found Brooks guilty in April on two counts of attempted murder, attempted arson with intent to endanger life, and possession of a knife in a public place.
• On June 9 at Loughborough Crown Court, Mr Justice Pepperall imposed a life sentence with a 22-year minimum term, crediting Brooks’s 17 years already spent in custody.
• Brooks avoided attending trial and sentencing by citing health issues, staging hunger strikes on at least eight occasions, and dismissing his legal team.
• Perks survived life-threatening injuries with a 95% chance of death while his wife and son endured emotional trauma and fuel-related damage to their home.