Deen Garratt – Leicester

“I haven’t really slept since the incident happened. I constantly wake up during the night because I am always thinking about what has happened to me. I am anxious and I haven’t processed what’s happened.”

These are the words of a victim whose face was left disfigured after he was attacked with a power tool.

In March this year the victim was attending an event in Runcorn Road in Leicester when he was involved in an argument with 26-year-old Deen Garratt.

Garratt threatened the victim inside the property and one of the witnesses stated that she heard the defendant tell the victim: “I’ve got an angle grinder in my van, I’m going to kill you”.

Their argument continued in the street before Garratt attacked the victim in the back of his van using an angle grinder.

Witnesses described seeing Garratt on top of the 26-year-old victim and attacking his face with the tool.

They pulled Garratt off the victim and called the emergency services. Garratt left the scene in his van and was arrested the next day.

He was charged with attempted murder but at a hearing earlier this month he pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.