Overview
- Samuel Jackson, 35, attacked a 42-year-old woman at her flat on Kathleen Elliott Way in Cambridge on May 26, 2025, after arriving early that morning.
- He admitted smoking crack cocaine before visiting and drank beer with her before taking a kitchen knife and launching the assault.
- The victim suffered multiple chest wounds, one narrowly missing her heart, and she spent several days in hospital.
- Jackson fled through a bathroom window and was detained by workers on the Cambridge Airport runway until police arrived.
- After a five-day trial at Cambridge Crown Court, a jury found him not guilty of attempted murder, and he was sentenced on January 29 to 14 years for grievous bodily harm with intent.