[walwyn]

The posting is a abridgement you need to look at the final paragraph of the original article. The BBC has more details about the stabbing.

If the Judge reckons Mr Hastings has had a poor deal he'll give a suspended sentence. But on the face of it I still reckon the Brits have a win/win situation here. One dead burglar and another one on the way to jail.

[ArrogantBustard]

Thanks. There's a check-box in the posting form, to indicate that the post is an excerpt. I wish the original poster had checked it.

The burglary and "causing actual bodily harm" seem to be real crimes. However, if I were by magic transported, as I now sit, to Britain, I too would probably be in trouble for carrying a knife. I still don't see this as a legitimate case of manslaughter.