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Man who killed 'pissing' yob jailed
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Not excusing what the man jailed did, but taking the background into account, you can't help but feel sorry for him.
A "good neighbour" who stabbed a man he caught urinating through his letterbox on a yob-plagued estate has been jailed for five years after admitting manslaughter.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101029/tuk-man-who-killed-urinating-yob-jailed-6323e80.html
And check this little gem out by the deceased's mother :
:rolleyes:
A "good neighbour" who stabbed a man he caught urinating through his letterbox on a yob-plagued estate has been jailed for five years after admitting manslaughter.
Michael Williams, 53, "just flipped" after he caught father-of-one Anthony Kershaw, 25, high on drink and drugs, defiling his property.
The householder, who lived alone, had already suffered the same attack previously, and had paint thrown on his door, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Residents were too frightened to go out at night because of a gang of teenagers terrorising the sprawling Smallbridge council estate in Rochdale, it was said.
Williams, described by neighbours as "pleasant, friendly and keeps himself to himself" heard a bang on the front door of his ground-floor flat on the night of April 19, as if someone was kicking at it to break in. He went to investigate, to see urine pouring through his letterbox, he told police.
He then closed the door and dialled 999 as friends of Mr Kershaw tried to attack Williams, smashing his windows and threatening to "burn him alive" by torching the property.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101029/tuk-man-who-killed-urinating-yob-jailed-6323e80.html
And check this little gem out by the deceased's mother :
Mr Kershaw's mother, Debbie Alger, in a tribute to her son after his death described him as "always a jack-the-lad and loved by many"
:rolleyes:
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These scroats are always loved by many usualy the ones they buy drugs off & mawl around the streets with.
One less dregg on the street & a bloke in the nick who neednt be
At last the lowlife piece of sh*t is good for something.
I'm disgusted the man was jailed for 5 years.
I thought that! Its quite a crucial part of the story
Hopefully he won't serve too long and will be out on appeal. But then you just know if the roles had been reversed, the other bloke probably would have walked due to some loophole, or due to claiming he had 'issues' ..
Death would have been a blessing.
God I hated those things when I had a paper round,
Yes - it explains why he got some jail time!
It wasn't just a case of the guy flipping in the heat of the moment and lashing out, but making a concious decision to go and get a weapon and hurt someone.
Tough one though - I could understand why this guy would have had enough and wanted to lash out at the yobs though.
As mentioned, I don't excuse what the man did, but the sentence (5 years) is way over-board.
For once, I agree with you:) In retrospect, he should probably have had a go at his dick, through the letterbox. It's easy to be wise after the event though.
Yeah,yeah! At 25 and a father - he was old enough to make his own decisions - regardless of his background. He was just a worthless moron!
I was being sarcastic.:rolleyes:
Nevermind.
And a Tazer connected to the other side!
You know what they say about sarcasm! :rolleyes:
Nevermind!
You wish!
It's a shame that guy's got 5 years, hopefully he'll be out in less.
Quote:
The householder heard someone kicking at his front door and believed someone was trying to break-in, said Peter Wright QC, prosecuting.
"He went to investigate and saw someone urinating through his letterbox and, in his own words, 'just flipped'.
"He went to the kitchen, armed himself with a knife, returned to the hallway, opened the door and stabbed the figure outside the door."
Andrew O'Byrne QC, mitigating, read out a series of police and council reports involving friends of Mr Kershaw in anti-social behaviour on the estate.
Mr O'Byrne said: "The evidence is that because of the behaviour of people on that estate the lives of a great many people, otherwise thoroughly decent in their day to day dealings, were made extraordinarily difficult.
Don't get me wrong, I can't pretend to be sad the guy's dead, but neither do I consider Williams to be some sort of hero.
ETA - the quote from the BBC by woodbush just makes it worse. It seems Williams didn't even know who he was planning to stab.
Or a loveable rogue.