Tony Martin, who became famous more than 25 years ago when he shot a teenage robbery at home, died at the age of 80.
Martin served in a three -year prison after suspension of 16 -year -old Fred Ballas and Brendan Fi -on (29 years old) in 1999 with a no -folk's Emnes Hungart. The farmer shot them and killed the ballas.
The incident caused a nationwide public debate on whether his actions were proportional. Martin caused the owner of the housing who is worried about the right to protect himself and his property.
Martin argued that he had been a robbery, and said he was acting with self -defense.
A friend Marcom Star said that BBC Martin died at Wisbeck Hospital in Cambridisha before 3 pm on Sunday. He said Martin had a stroke a few months ago.
Baras and Firon traveled from Nottinghamshire's New Class and stealed from a semi -derivative farm called Break House, where Martin kept antique.
Martin fired a shotgun three times on the intruder. Baras was killed, but Firon was treated for injuries at the hospital.
He was initially convicted for murder, which was returned to the negligence of the appeal.
Since the law was changed in 2013, people have “defending the head of the household” when using “rational” and “proportional” power to intruders.
Due to the highlight of the incident, it led to the production of interrogation of Tony Martin, a drama of channel 4.
A few months after being released in 2003, he was invited to give a lecture in the Oxford Union. He said he had no regrets. This is an emotion repeated in an interview 25 years later.
But when Martin was asked if Ballas was worthy of dying, he had a word. “no.”
