The man died later in hospital in the early hours of the morning, the homeowner was arrested for GBH according to the earlier news reports
78 year old pensioner arrested for for stabbing burglar (burglar later died in hospital)
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The man died later in hospital in the early hours of the morning, the homeowner was arrested for GBH according to the earlier news reports
Neither. They're investigating whether that was the case.
no. how did you come to that conclusion, being arrested and prosecuted is two different things.
when things like this happen, you should absolutely be expected to be arrested and questioned and take legal advice. For police to do otherwise is unprofessional. Or would you rathe police just take peoples word on it, rather than actually investigating a death.
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And? The actions of the 78 year old still possibly resulted in the death of another person. There's the possibility a crime, initially GBH, latterly murder has been committed. They know whose behaviour resulted in injury/death. It's right they've arrested him until they can determine if a crime has been committed. After all, there is no crime if his behaviour is deemed to be in self defence.
Shh, don;t add logic and reason to a thread in GD. We need to get the pitch forks out and make all kinds off fact-less nonsense about human rights and health and safety,
Headlines tell us nothing tbh. There is a world of difference between a scuffle breaking out and one person falling victim to the weapon (s) in between and someone being stabbed from behind as they make their way from the situation.
The outcomes may be similar but how they manifest is the important part.
The outcomes may be similar but how they manifest is the important part.
Imho it shouldn't matter.
They broke into his house. If it were upto me, anyone who breaks into anothers home should be at carte blanche to the person living there.
lets be glad you aren't in charge.
and how do you know its a break in, drunk people have gone to the wrong house, delivery people have opened doors to drop parcels in, builders have got wrong address, you sentence all these people to death for no reason.
vigilante justice is not good in anyway. Which is why we don't allow what you suggest and nor should we.
oh office this person I know broke in so I killed them, yeah thats fine. except you invited them in and kept that from police.
An absolutely ridicules way of thinking
It all sounds pretty reasonable to me. The man was stabbed to death, so they want to keep him in for a little bit untill the basic facts are known. If the burglear was stabbed 10 times in the back whilst on the floor, then I imagine he will be charged, otherwise he will be back home soon enough.
If the elderly man is the frail, lonely type (which he may not be) then night at the police station might not be the worst place for him. I would think the police are probably treating him well, making him cups of tea etc.
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Ah, you mean the manufacturer of the screwdriver is ultimately liable for this whole mess, for not putting the right warning label on their product... Good point. Burn their factories down!!
You clearly don't get many Jehovas Witnesses knocking on your door!!
If Mrs Lovett had a pie shop next door to me, I'd be inviting them all in...
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Yup that's news like to sensationalise everything.
My neighbour caught a man coming through his front door after it had been locked open. The neighbour, a cop himself, ran to the door and sparked the guy out. The guy fell and hit his head on the pavement and was knocked unconscious.
It's standard practice to arrest a homeowner after a burglar suffers an injury. Failing to do this would be a failure of the police as they don't know all of the circumstances.
With the OAP being forced into the kitchen and the other intruder making his way upstairs then the homeowner must fear the worst. The intruder could potentially be intending to rape or murder other occupants. I would do EXACTLY the same thing if the opportunity presented itself.
My personal opinion is that a homeowner should have a legal right to blow the brains out of an intruder, but of course we have to think of the human rights of these sub-human parasites.
My neighbour caught a man coming through his front door after it had been locked open. The neighbour, a cop himself, ran to the door and sparked the guy out. The guy fell and hit his head on the pavement and was knocked unconscious.
It's standard practice to arrest a homeowner after a burglar suffers an injury. Failing to do this would be a failure of the police as they don't know all of the circumstances.
With the OAP being forced into the kitchen and the other intruder making his way upstairs then the homeowner must fear the worst. The intruder could potentially be intending to rape or murder other occupants. I would do EXACTLY the same thing if the opportunity presented itself.
My personal opinion is that a homeowner should have a legal right to blow the brains out of an intruder, but of course we have to think of the human rights of these sub-human parasites.
and what? The post is self explanatory, I don't need you to explain that the man died. The claim was made that he was arrested because the person died, well the person died later.. he was arrested as a result of the stabbing.
Your just going on a crusade and taking what he said way out of context.
The homeowner does have the rights do blow the brains out of the intruder, as long as that was the reasonable force required to defend oneself, property or family.
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