A Nottingham drug dealer has been locked up after stabbing a man in the chest during a late‑night row in Daybrook over a debt.
Police raced to Cornwall Road at around 1.45am on April 3, 2025 after reports of a street fight. They found a man in his 20s bleeding from a stab wound and suffering a collapsed lung. He was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
Detectives quickly identified 21‑year‑old Marshall Williams‑Handley as the knifeman.
When officers raided a property in Daybrook the next day, they seized the clothes he’d worn during the attack — along with wraps of Class A drugs and a dealer’s list stuffed inside a bag.
Williams‑Handley, of Taylor Way, Nottingham, was later arrested and charged. He denied stabbing the victim but was convicted of wounding with intent and possessing a knife after a trial in December. He also admitted dealing heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis.
At Nottingham Crown Court today (11), he was handed an extended sentence of ten‑and‑a‑half years.
Detective Constable Michaela Williams said the violence erupted after a fallout “about drugs”.
She added: “The incident escalated when Williams‑Handley produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the chest. He required emergency surgery and continues to suffer both physically and psychologically.
“Williams‑Handley was dealing drugs on the street and carrying a weapon he was clearly prepared to use. As we so often see, the presence of a knife turned this into something far more serious.
“The offender is fortunate his victim wasn’t even more seriously hurt. We know people in the area witnessed the incident and were understandably concerned. I hope this sentence shows how seriously we treat violent crime.”
