A story from the paper on the train to work this morning:
A shopkeeper, Mr Tony Singh, was leaving his place of work when he was attacked with a knife by a criminal intent on robbing his business. The attacker, Liam Kilroe had a series of offences including robbery, assault, and possessing illegal weapons. At the time he made this attack he was on bail for other offences.
Mr Singh, a completely untrained person, sustained a few minor injuries but managed to take the knife from Kilroe. A struggle ensued and Kilroe was stabbed in the chest, and later died.
So here we have a law abiding man, defending his business, his livelihood, and his life against a career criminal. He faced a lethal threat, and responded using force appropriate to that threat, using the attacker’s own weapon against him.
The Crown Prosecution Service intend to charge Mr Singh with murder
