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[Convicted killer Tony Martin,
who shot dead a
teenage intruder in his home in 1999,
has died at the age of 80,
a family friend has said.

The killing of 16-year-old Fred Barras
at Martin's Norfolk farmhouse was
hugely controversial at the time,
with the country divided over whether
his actions were pre-meditated,
or simply a farmer defending
himself and his property.

Martin was jailed in 2000 for the
boy's murder, and for injuring another man,
29-year-old Brendan Fearon
in the same incident, before being released
three years later after the murder conviction
was reduced to manslaughter.]



I would also Shoot an Intruder
if I was a Farmer