Man jailed after stabbing woman eight times and pretending to be the victim

This is the moment a knifeman tried to pass himself off as a victim after brutally stabbing a woman eight times, after breaking into her home.

Elliott Mallett, 24, carried out the ‘ferocious and senseless attack’ that left a woman traumatised after breaking into her house in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Bodycam footage from cops shows how he then spun a lie about being the victim of an attempted knifepoint robbery in an attempt to wriggle free.

Mallett, of Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, was found guilty of attempted murder and aggravated burglary with intent to steal, and was jailed for 30 years.

The brutal attack happened on December 7, 2024, when officers were called to reports of a burglary in which a woman had been stabbed just before 5pm.

The victim – a woman aged in her 40s – told police she heard a noise downstairs and went to investigate, at which point she encountered Mallett on the stairs.

She described seeing Mallett pull a knife from the side of his body and lunging forward, stabbing her eight times in the neck, face, hands, shoulder and leg.

The victim managed to fight back, kicking out and causing him to stumble down the stairs.

She then managed to run out of her house and seek help from a neighbour, later spotting Mallett fleeing in the direction of a park. A short time later, cops searching the park were approached by Mallett, who claimed he had just been the victim of an attempted knifepoint robbery himself.

He said he was thrown to the floor as the attacker tried to stab him – and claimed he tried to grab the knife afterwards. When cops went to his home and seized his jacket for evidence, Mallett began to visibly shake.

Officers searched the park and found a bottle of moisturiser and headphones that matched the description of items the victim said were missing.

Back at Mallett’s home, officers took a victim statement – but discrepancies began to appear between that account and his previous comments.

Doorbell camera footage showed he had left the house on the day of the attack wearing black clothes and a hood covering his face, which matched the description given by the victim.

A knife, engraved with ‘Maggi Soups’, was later found near her house. Officers searching Mallett’s home found a knife in a kitchen drawer engraved with the same slogan.

Analysis of his phone pinpointed his location to the victim’s house just minutes before the 999 call was made.

Mallett was charged and pleaded not guilty to the offences, but the jury found him guilty of both counts by unanimous decision.

In a statement, the victim said that ‘the day I was attacked in my own home shattered everything I knew about safety, trust and stability’.

She went on to describe how her life has been “consumed by trauma”, that she suffers with flashbacks, feels constantly on edge and has “withdrawn from people she loves”.

Detective Chief Inspector Matt Adams said: ‘It is exceptionally rare for someone to be physically attacked in their own home by a stranger, especially with the level of violence used by Elliott Mallett.

‘I dread to think how this would have ended had it not been for the strength and courage of the victim who bravely fought back against her armed attacker.

‘He has shown no remorse for his actions and his deliberate attempts to mislead police, and the court, through his far-fetched alternative version of events failed miserably.

‘He will now have many years in prison to consider his actions on that day and the lasting impact they have had on the victim.’

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