Although barely halfway through the year, the courts have been busier than ever with 65 offenders learning their fate. From January through to the start of April, 2022, all calibre of criminals have been locked up for crimes including murder, robbery, burglary and fraud.
One of the most shocking cases to go to trial in January was that of Matthew Farmer who smiled and winked to police after stabbing his ex-partner 21 times and tried to strangle her. Stacey Clay, 39, died of her injuries on June 2 last year following the attack in the back garden of her home in Andover Road, Bestwood.
Farmer was convicted of her murder and given a life sentence in his absence with a minimum term to serve of 29 years before an application can be made for parole.
