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Post by ♫anna♫ on Mar 8, 2012 1:50:06 GMT
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16184015 QUOTE: US Man Kills Girlfriend With Home-Made CannonMarch 07, 2012 A US man killed his girlfriend with a home-made cannon when the weapon went off and fired a missile into their mobile home. Police say Richard Dale Fox, 39, had been drinking at the time of the incident and was "freaking out" when emergency services arrived at his home in Potrero, near the Mexican border in California. A spokesman said it was unclear if Fox intended to fire the cannon, which killed his 38-year-old partner, but did not injure the couple's four-year-old daughter and three other people in the trailer at the time. Local homicide detective David Martinez said the girlfriend, whose identity was not released until relatives had been informed, died of shrapnel wounds at the scene. Fox was taken to hospital in San Diego for treatment to leg injuries he suffered when the makeshift mortar went off. He was then arrested on suspicion of detonating an explosive device in a manner resulting in death. The area around the scene was sealed off by police The area around the scene was sealed off by police The death was initially reported as an accident, but Mr Martinez said Fox's motives were unclear, telling reporters it was "too early to say it was accidental". The exact nature of the homemade cannon or the projectile involved were not immediately clear, but it apparently involved explosives taken from fireworks, Mr Martinez said. Police said the couple's daughter was handed over to child protection services. Fox was devastated by his girlfriend's death, according to his brother who spoke to him on the phone moments after the blast. Jerry Fox told U-T San Diego: "He said 'I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It should have been me.' "He likes to live life on the edge."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2012 13:58:50 GMT
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Post by iamjumbo on Mar 11, 2012 20:01:10 GMT
we happen to have a free press. one of the questions that will be asked of the jury is if they are able to disregard everything that they have heard or read about the case, and render a verdict based only on the evidence presented at trial. besides, his past record will be an integral part of the prosecution's case
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2012 20:30:03 GMT
Good grief.
US justice is very different from ours: if a past record is so much as hinted at, a jury trial will be abandoned.
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Post by Big Lin on Mar 11, 2012 22:45:51 GMT
Yes, Skylark, you're right.
US trials are more like glorified reality TV shows and of course their judicial system has many areas that are just totally contrary to any kind of sense of natural justice as us Brits understand the idea.
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