I've been following the trial of this guy, after he allegedly murdered a 51 year old IT consultant on a train near Guildford with a knife, in front of his son - in a frenzied attack following a dispute.
I imagine he'll be found guilty, but what I didn't expect - was the evidence about how the defendant attempted to deescalate the situation and how the victim did seem to want a confrontation, the CCTV footage clearly shows the defendant walking away from the quarrel - where he's quickly followed by the victim, who ultimately meets his fate.
What's also interesting is how the witnesses on the train, report how the victim essentially 'egged on' and 'patronised' the defendant, leading up to the attack.
The defendant denies murder, but admits to stabbing the victim in 'self defense', which is obviously ridiculous as it wouldn't be reasonable force against an unarmed man, (then there's the possession of a knife issue...)
So yeah, whilst I imagine he'll be found guilty - it didn't play out the way I expected, seems the victim wanted some action and paid the price...
I imagine he'll be found guilty, but what I didn't expect - was the evidence about how the defendant attempted to deescalate the situation and how the victim did seem to want a confrontation, the CCTV footage clearly shows the defendant walking away from the quarrel - where he's quickly followed by the victim, who ultimately meets his fate.
What's also interesting is how the witnesses on the train, report how the victim essentially 'egged on' and 'patronised' the defendant, leading up to the attack.
The defendant denies murder, but admits to stabbing the victim in 'self defense', which is obviously ridiculous as it wouldn't be reasonable force against an unarmed man, (then there's the possession of a knife issue...)
So yeah, whilst I imagine he'll be found guilty - it didn't play out the way I expected, seems the victim wanted some action and paid the price...