Post by Callahan on Jun 18, 2003 14:32:17 GMT -5
This is the continuing saga of Tony Martin, a British farmer who shot two burglars in his home. He killed one and injured the other. Tony is currently in prison for defending his home. Now, a judge has given the surviving burglar the right to sue Tony. Check this out from a British newspaper . . .
Tony Martin to be sued by the burglar he shot
(Filed: 14/06/2003)
The burglar Brendon Fearon, who was shot and injured by Tony Martin, won the right yesterday to sue the jailed farmer for damages.
A judge at Nottingham County Court overturned an earlier decision that had thrown out his claim.
Fearon, 33, hopes to sue Martin for a reported £15,000 after he was wounded during a break-in at the farmer's home in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, in August 1999. He has received legal aid to pursue his claim, but is currently in jail for dealing drugs.
Martin shot dead Fearon's accomplice, 16-year-old Fred Barras, of Newark, Nottinghamshire. He was convicted of manslaughter in 2001, and is due to be released on July 28. Fearon served 18 months of a three-year sentence for conspiracy to burgle.
The claim for damages has been sent to be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice after both men have been released from prison terms.
Fearon was jailed for 18 months in February for drug dealing.
The judge said that to deny Fearon, who has more than 30 convictions, the right to his claim could contravene his rights under Section 6 of the Human Rights Convention.
To see the rest of the story, follow this link:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F06%2F14%2Fnmart14.xml
Tony Martin to be sued by the burglar he shot
(Filed: 14/06/2003)
The burglar Brendon Fearon, who was shot and injured by Tony Martin, won the right yesterday to sue the jailed farmer for damages.
A judge at Nottingham County Court overturned an earlier decision that had thrown out his claim.
Fearon, 33, hopes to sue Martin for a reported £15,000 after he was wounded during a break-in at the farmer's home in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, in August 1999. He has received legal aid to pursue his claim, but is currently in jail for dealing drugs.
Martin shot dead Fearon's accomplice, 16-year-old Fred Barras, of Newark, Nottinghamshire. He was convicted of manslaughter in 2001, and is due to be released on July 28. Fearon served 18 months of a three-year sentence for conspiracy to burgle.
The claim for damages has been sent to be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice after both men have been released from prison terms.
Fearon was jailed for 18 months in February for drug dealing.
The judge said that to deny Fearon, who has more than 30 convictions, the right to his claim could contravene his rights under Section 6 of the Human Rights Convention.
To see the rest of the story, follow this link:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F06%2F14%2Fnmart14.xml