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Tony Martin, who killed burglar at farmhouse, dies
BBC ^ | Feb 2 | Helen Burchell

Posted on 02/02/2025 11:54:17 AM PST by RandFan

Convicted killer Tony Martin, who shot dead a teenage intruder in his home in 1999, has died at the age of 80, a family friend has said.

The killing of 16-year-old Fred Barras at Martin's Norfolk farmhouse was hugely controversial at the time, with the country divided over whether his actions were pre-meditated, or simply a farmer defending himself and his property.

Martin was jailed in 2000 for the boy's murder, and for injuring another man, 29-year-old Brendan Fearon in the same incident, before being released three years later after the murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter.

His friend, Malcolm Starr, said Martin died on Sunday afternoon shortly before 15:00 GMT after suffering a stroke a few months ago.

He was surrounded by close friends when he died at Wisbech Hospital in Cambridgeshire, Mr Starr said.

Martin lived on his own at his sprawling, semi-derelict farmhouse in Emneth Hungate, near Wisbech on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border at the time of the incident.

On the night of 20 August 1999, the pair entered his home, in an isolated part of the village, with the intention of burglary.

They had travelled from Newark in Nottinghamshire that evening to raid the property, called Bleak House, where Martin stored antiques.

The farmer heard them, came down from an upstairs bedroom and opened fire with a pump-action shotgun.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: brendanfearon; fredbarras; helenburchell; malcolmstarr; tonymartin; unitedkingdom
Wow. I remember this at the time. I was just becoming awake and the treatment of him outraged me ... RIP Tony Martin.

The Daily Mail ran a campaign to get that conviction reduced and they were successful with it

1 posted on 02/02/2025 11:54:17 AM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

RIP


2 posted on 02/02/2025 11:57:10 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: RandFan

He may not have outlived Keith Richards, but he definitely outlived the bastard who broke into his home.


3 posted on 02/02/2025 11:58:11 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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There were a lot of letters, petitions, etc. especially from Daily Mail readers they ran a huge campaign.

I will check their website later no doubt they will reflect on it


4 posted on 02/02/2025 12:01:03 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

There was a time back in 1181 AD when all Englishmen were required to show the King they had weapons to protect themselves and the Kingdom. the ASSIZE of ARMS was the first.
Now England has been disarmed so it cannot repel a moslem invasion determined to take over and make Sharia law the law of the land.


5 posted on 02/02/2025 12:05:30 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Yes it’s true. England has stood for a thousand years but a lot of it undone in the last 30-40 years, in particular


6 posted on 02/02/2025 12:16:03 PM PST by RandFan
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Go to You Tube and see all the videos from the UK.

Shocking doesn’t begin to describe the place.

Sad to see a nation reduced to such a state.


7 posted on 02/02/2025 2:04:38 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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This one was particularly depressing.

Bald and Bankrupt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U0wQPMwvVc


8 posted on 02/02/2025 2:08:37 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Yeah. My God. It's shocking.

So much for “Great Britain’’.

9 posted on 02/02/2025 2:22:23 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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Part of it stems from people being indoctrinated into believing that taking pride in one’s country is somehow “Nazi”.


10 posted on 02/02/2025 2:24:16 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Yes. And the Brits seem to be well steeped in it.

That young, apparently drug addicted White woman in that video is emblematic of what is wrong with the UK.

11 posted on 02/02/2025 2:36:16 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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