A drug dealer who was spared prison over a cannabis farm set up another grow and went on to nearly kill his ex's mum.
Michael Moon's drug farms were worth around £25,000, with the second only being discovered after he tried to murder his nine-year-old daughter's grandma. Carmel Ratcliffe was stabbed 22 times by the 39-year-old, who then tried to run her over with his car.
The ECHO can now reveal the extent of his previous convictions, as well as a host of other troubling behaviour reported before he carried out his vicious and unprovoked attack. Moon's first appearance in court came nearly 20 years ago in 2003, when he was fined for indecent exposure.
