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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Peter Hennessy

'Disaster waiting to happen' - Neighbours describe moment man slit woman's throat in football row

Neighbours who lived near to a man who was jailed for 22 years for trying to kill a woman by slitting her throat say he was a "disaster waiting to happen".

Ian Hensworth, 63, of Hartley Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, was found guilty of attempted murder at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, February 16.

Back in June 2021, Hensworth had gone up to his friend Linsey Lafferty and slashed her throat with a knife he had bought moments earlier from a local shop.

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