Nottingham man sentenced for 'savage' manslaughter of father

NOTTINGHAM MAN SENTENCED FOR 'SAVAGE' MANSLAUGHTER OF FATHER

A man who stabbed his father to death in a "savage" attack has been placed under a hospital order.

Brenton Marriott, 58, died in hospital after being stabbed at his son's home in Cloister Street, Nottingham, on 5 August, 2022.

Rudi Marriott - who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia - was found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility by a jury.

The 29-year-old was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday.

The court heard the defendant was being looked after by family who were concerned for his mental health.

A neighbour of Rudi's had heard him arguing with himself the night before the attack, and he had asked a neighbour to acquire a knife for him months before.

Brenton had arrived at his son's home to deliver water and check on him when he was stabbed.

Judge Stuart Rafferty KC said the defendant was "under the delusional belief that you needed to defend yourself from him, an unarmed man".

"You attacked him with what can only be described as savagery," he said.

"The number of the injuries you caused him, and the nature of them, speak for themselves." Nottinghamshire Police said Brenton had been stabbed 75 times in the attack.

After attacking his father, the court heard Rudi went next door and said he had killed him.