'Freddy Krueger' attacker jailed

by Jordan Yerman | April 4, 2007 at 08:59 am

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People who act out this way are tapping into a huge mass of potential destructive energy; had this guy never seen Nightmare on Elm Street, I'm sure he would have found another vehicle for his violent fantasies.

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.

Jailing Moore for a minimum of four-and-a-half years, Judge Michael Pert said: "You are an extremely dangerous man.

"You are obsessed in particular with the Freddy Krueger figure in Nightmare on Elm Street.

"What you were fascinated with was using that glove to kill someone. The person you chose was your friend who was asleep and had no reason to expect an attack."