I know we all like a good moan about the justice system and I was getting so sick of hearing stories where I thought to myself.. this just is not fair!! Well I was so happy to read this story:
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A shopkeeper who defended himself against a mugger will not be prosecuted over the man's death.
Liam Kilroe, 25, from St Helens, Merseyside, tried to rob Tony Singh on Birleywood Road, Skelmersdale, around 9pm on February 17.
Mr Singh, 34, grappled with him in an attempt to defend himself, and Kilroe suffered a single stab wound to the chest, from which he died.
Police arrested Mr Singh - who owns the Lifestyle Express store in Birleywood - on suspicion of murder, but he was later released on bail pending further inquiries.
Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell said of the decision not to lay charges: "This was a violent attack on Mr Singh by a convicted armed robber.
"My recommendation was that Mr Singh should not be prosectuted and I am pleased that the Crown Prosecution Service has agreed with that."
Earlier in the week of the attack, Lancashire Police had issued an appeal for Kilroe to hand himself in after he failed to appear at Preston Crown Court to face armed robbery charges.
He had previously been convicted of assault and robbery.
John Dilworth, assistant district Crown prosecutor for South West Lancashire, said: "The evidence from the police has been reviewed and we have decided that Mr Singh, known locally to the community as Tony, was acting in self defence and should not be prosecuted for any offence over the death of Liam Kilroe.
"Mr Kilroe died as the result of a single stab wound to the chest. It is clear he was trying to rob Mr Singh of the day's takings and that Mr Singh resisted and defended himself in the struggle that followed.
"While this case does not concern a householder defending themselves against an intruder, it has very similar considerations. Therefore, we have considered our prosecution policy and guidance on householders and the use of force.
"The CPS understands that anxiety may sometimes be felt by innocent members of the public if they are obliged to defend themselves from attack.
"But the law protects the law-abiding and the Director of Public Prosecutions is determined to ensure that those who use reasonable force in defending themselves will enjoy the full protection of the law. They will not be prosecuted."
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A shopkeeper who defended himself against a mugger will not be prosecuted over the man's death.
Liam Kilroe, 25, from St Helens, Merseyside, tried to rob Tony Singh on Birleywood Road, Skelmersdale, around 9pm on February 17.
Mr Singh, 34, grappled with him in an attempt to defend himself, and Kilroe suffered a single stab wound to the chest, from which he died.
Police arrested Mr Singh - who owns the Lifestyle Express store in Birleywood - on suspicion of murder, but he was later released on bail pending further inquiries.
Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell said of the decision not to lay charges: "This was a violent attack on Mr Singh by a convicted armed robber.
"My recommendation was that Mr Singh should not be prosectuted and I am pleased that the Crown Prosecution Service has agreed with that."
Earlier in the week of the attack, Lancashire Police had issued an appeal for Kilroe to hand himself in after he failed to appear at Preston Crown Court to face armed robbery charges.
He had previously been convicted of assault and robbery.
John Dilworth, assistant district Crown prosecutor for South West Lancashire, said: "The evidence from the police has been reviewed and we have decided that Mr Singh, known locally to the community as Tony, was acting in self defence and should not be prosecuted for any offence over the death of Liam Kilroe.
"Mr Kilroe died as the result of a single stab wound to the chest. It is clear he was trying to rob Mr Singh of the day's takings and that Mr Singh resisted and defended himself in the struggle that followed.
"While this case does not concern a householder defending themselves against an intruder, it has very similar considerations. Therefore, we have considered our prosecution policy and guidance on householders and the use of force.
"The CPS understands that anxiety may sometimes be felt by innocent members of the public if they are obliged to defend themselves from attack.
"But the law protects the law-abiding and the Director of Public Prosecutions is determined to ensure that those who use reasonable force in defending themselves will enjoy the full protection of the law. They will not be prosecuted."
