A man who stabbed his father 75 times during a ‘sustained and brutal’ knife attack inside an address has been sentenced.
Brenton Marriott, aged 58, was attacked by his son, Rudi Marriott, in the kitchen of a semi-detached home in Cloister Street, Lenton, on Friday 5 August 2022.
Members of the public gave first aid to Brenton to try and help him after he collapsed in the street.
Police officers arrived within minutes and administered first aid to Brenton and to 29-year-old Rudi who had suffered injuries to his hands.
Brenton was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre where he died a short time later that day.
Rudi was arrested in connection with the attack and charged with the murder of his father.
During the seven-day trial, the court heard about Rudi’s history of mental health issues and how his mental health had deteriorated significantly in recent years.
Three separate and independent consultant forensic psychiatrists agreed that at the time of the killing Rudi was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
Throughout the trial, Rudi maintained he had acted in lawful self-defence. The jury rejected this assertion and concluded that Rudi intended to kill or cause really serious harm to Brenton and returned a verdict of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
He was sentenced to a hospital and restriction order when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday (25 April 2024).
Sentencing Rudi, Judge Stuart Rafferty KC found that he was responsible for his father’s death.
The judge said:
“You had armed yourself with a knife and, under the delusional belief you needed to defend yourself from your father, you attacked him with what can only be described as savagery.”
Detective Inspector Clare Gibson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Rudi Marriott’s three-minute attack on his father was unprovoked, intense, sustained, and brutal.
“Brenton had simply been dropping off some shopping for his son, an act he did on a daily basis.
“I would like to pay tribute to Brenton’s family and the enormous dignity they have shown throughout this ordeal.
“While our investigation can never ease their pain, I hope that the conclusion of this trial provides them with some comfort.”
• Nottingham man sentenced to Hospital Order after killing his father
