Plastic surgeon doomed to life to try to kill colleague

A plastic surgeon has been sentenced to life after trying to kill his co -worker in Nottinghamshire, England.

On Monday, June 9, Peter Brooks, 61, was sentenced to at least 22 years in prison to try to kill the medical officer, Graeme Perks, whom he wanted to “out of the way” because of an upcoming discipline negotiation, BBC reported.

Nottinghamshire police said in a post trial statement That Brooks had broken into his former colleague’s home and stacked him on January 14, 2021. He also poured gasoline on the bottom floor of the home in the morning.

According to the BBC, this came after benefits were a witness during disciplinary procedures against Brooks, who worked in Burns and Plastics Department at Nottingham University Hospital (NUH).

“Brooks, who previously cycled to the village of Halam with gasoline and a knife, then fled from the stage and returned to his home in nearby Southwell,” the police’s statement. “He later demanded treatment for hypothermia and a cut in his hand after he was found asleep in the garden in a nearby house.”

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“His victim, a man in the 60s, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to hospital,” Nothinghamshire police added.

The injuries are described as “so serious that 95% of the people in similar state would be expected to die.”

According to the BBC, Perks, a recently retired plastic surgeon, woke up when Brooks broke into his home and mistakenly believed he was his son, Henry, before Brooks attacked him and stacked him in his stomach.

Brooks left several signs that linked him to being the suspect, such as “a blood deposition that was left when he forced entry,” the Nottinghamshire police officer added.

A crowbar was also recycled by authorities, which the surgeon used to break into the home. His blood was also found on the knife’s handle.

“CCTV pictures were used to prove that Brooks left his home just before the attack and returned after completing it,” police said in their statement. “Further condemning evidence was also found in his garage, where officers found his blood, a container with gasoline in his bicycle panies, matches and one easier.”

The BBC reported that Brooks was absent from the trial because he was in hunger strike.

“You (Brooks) must have had significant professional experience from treating those who have suffered scary and painful burns, and yet you tried to set a fire in the middle of the night that thought to kill your former colleague and to jeopardize the life of all other riders when they were sleeping in their beds,” said Judge Edward Pepperrall in the court per BB.

“You were a trained surgeon, and yet you threw a knife into your colleague’s body and passed through his liver, his pancreas, his duodenum and his inferior vein cava with the same murderous intention,” added pepperlall.

In a statement, read to the court, the victim said he had no “bad feeling, hatred or bitterness” against Brooks.

“It’s just another interesting chapter in life and I wish his family well,” Persks.

The police also said that Brooks, “who caused a consequence of delays in the legal process for several years”, was “found guilty of murder fire with the intention of jeopardizing life and possession of a leaf article.”

“He will not be eligible for release for 17 years and 223 days – which reflects the time he has already spent in detention,” the release.

“Brooks left home that night with the intention of taking another man’s life,” said Nottinghamshire police, detective inspector Matt Scott, in a statement. “He was preparing for what he would do and then began to achieve his goal with reckless efficiency.”

“But for the skill and determination of the medical teams involved – and the victim’s own remarkable calm – Brooks would have succeeded with that plan,” Scott added. “When the legal process now ends, I feel a lot of relief for the victim and his family who have had to wait so long at this moment.”

People have contacted Nottingham University Hospital for comments.