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  • Tony Martin dead at 80: Farmer who shot and killed teenager burglar at his house in case that divided the nation dies

    02/02/2025 12:08:33 PM PST · by RandFan · 12 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | Feb 2 | By NOOR QURASHI and KATHERINE LAWTON and RICHARD MARSDEN
    Farmer Tony Martin who shot and killed a teenage burglar at his house has died at the age of 80. The convicted killer was jailed in 2000 for the murder of 16-year-old Fred Barras and injury of 29-year-old Brendon Fearon after the pair entered his Norfolk home. Martin took matters into his own hands as he came downstairs with a pump-action shotgun in August 1999, confronting the pair and shooting Barras dead. He was jailed for murder but released three years later after the conviction was reduced to manslaughter. Since then, the pensioner has said he 'doesn't regret anything'. He...