A man has been jailed after repeatedly stabbing a man during a ‘frenzied’ knife attack on Westdale Lane in Mapperley
The victim suffered around 80 stab wounds and other injuries at the hands of his former friend Simon McHugh, outside a supermarket.
McHugh’s brutal attack, on May 6, 2025, left the victim lying in the road before the attacker fled the scene and went on the run.
The incident unfolded after McHugh arrived at the victim’s home and asked him for a lift to his mother’s house.
An altercation between them began within moments as the vehicle was seen rolling across Westdale Lane.
The car crashed into a wall before both men stumbled out and McHugh was seen repeatedly knifing the victim as they fought in front of passing traffic.
He escaped by climbing onto a roof nearby and fleeing the scene.
McHugh stole a car after breaking into a home in Burton Joyce early the following morning, telling the startled homeowner he ‘needed help’.
Armed police arrested McHugh after a manhunt.
Investigations revealed that prior to the knife attack, McHugh had tied a woman and her child to a chair in Ripley, Derbyshire, hours before travelling to Nottinghamshire.
