Plastic surgeon found guilty of attempting to murder senior colleague

A plastic surgeon has been found guilty by a jury of attempting to murder a senior colleague and burn down his house after falling out with him more than 10 years ago.

Peter Brooks, 61, was three days into a disciplinary hearing in January 2021 and was threatened with being dismissed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust when he broke into the home of Graeme Perks late at night, dressed in full camouflage gear and armed with petrol, matches, a crowbar, and a kitchen knife, and doused the ground floor in petrol. Perks, who was head of plastic surgery and had provided a …