[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Those uneducated teenagers set out to steal a qaud bike not murder a policeman.

So from the off it can’t be murder.

Take away the background of those involved and the fact it was a police officer and the need for a murder charge would not be so high.

The jury heard all the evidence and came to their decision.

If this trial gets rerun do to public opinion or pressure that means all the other trials should get reheard.

They didnt set out to murder him....but it came down to whether they were aware he was being dragged along. They kept swerving from side to side knowing (I believe) that he was being dragged and tried to dislodge him. That makes it murder....but they obviously convinced the jury that they didnt realise it was the officer...hence Manslaughter..


This is such a tragedy...such a lovely looking young man...and his poor wife.