'Freddy Krueger' attacker jailed

A man obsessed with the horror film character Freddie Krueger used a home-made bladed glove to slash his sleeping friend.

Jason Moore, 37, of Bulwer Road, Leicester, was jailed for life by a judge at the city's crown court.

After taking a sleeping pill, John-Paul Skamarski woke to find himself being attacked by Moore in August 2006.



A Leicestershire Police spokesman said they were pleased with the conviction in this "extremely unusual" case.

The court heard Moore had watched Nightmare on Elm Street 20 times. He watched it just before the attack in August.

He fashioned the weapon - said to be a "labour of love" for Moore - from a leather gardening glove with four "cut throat" blades welded into brass housings.