Monday, November 11, 2013
UK:Burglar who was shot by Homeowner is Sentenced
The 63 year old homeowner was growning marijuana in the home, and has not been tried, found guilty, or sentenced yet.
Two men have been sentenced to more than 23 years in jail for breaking into a home on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border in order to steal cash and drugs.
Following their trial at Worcester Crown Court last November, jurors heard that one of the men, 30-year-old Robert Richards, of Ollerton Road, Birmingham, was shot in the leg by the homeowner during the burglary, which happened on October 5, 2011.
Richards, together with 26-year-old Darren Randall of Yardley Fields Road, Birmingham, went to a house in Stockings Lane, Whitbourne, armed with a crowbar, chisel and cable ties.
They broke into the property through a ground floor window while the homeowner, Malcolm White, aged 63, and his partner, Josephine Merrick, were inside.
The court heard that White fired a shotgun at the burglars, injuring Richards who later required part of his leg to be amputated.
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I always read that the UK didn't allow people to have any firearms.
Guess that didn't workout as planed.
Next they will take his gun and charge him for that and the pot growing.
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