Victor Farrant

Victor Farrant (18 November 1949 – 3 May 2024) was a labourer from Portsmouth, England with convictions for rape, murder and attempted murder. He served a life sentence in prison from 1998 until his death in 2024.

Crimes In 1988, Farrant was convicted of rape, false imprisonment, grievous bodily harm and unlawful wounding. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison, serving seven years and was released in November 1995.

In December 1995, he attacked Anne Fidler in her home in Eastleigh, Hampshire with three wine bottles and an iron, nearly killing her. She was so badly injured that she had no memory of the attack. She was found in the kitchen by her husband. Fidler was a former civil servant who had been working as a prostitute.

In January 1998, he was found guilty of attempted murder of Fidler and of murder of Hoskins. The judge recommended that Victor Farrant never be released. The Farrant family expressed sympathy with the families of his victims.

Farrant died in HM Prison Wakefield on 3 May 2024, at the age of 74.