and another scrote

[Bagpuss]

Dump. But Mancs seem to think it's Chiswick. They also think Didsbury is Knightsbridge. It's not - it's merely got a better class of mugger than Moss Side.

To be fair you are a plastic scouser and Chiswick aint exactly crime free bordering the dodgy sh1thole of Hammersmith

[Old Greg]

Dump. But Mancs seem to think it's Chiswick. They also think Didsbury is Knightsbridge. It's not - it's merely got a better class of mugger than Moss Side.

I got robbed in Didsbury Park and they were pretty much the same class as in Moss Side.

[Old Greg]

Presumably there will be an element of the police spending a few minutes just checking that the dead guy was an intruder and not, say, someone the homeowner owed 20 grand to and decided to find a quick way of paying it off. For example.

It's reasonable enough to have an investigation.

[Chugnut]

Presumably there will be an element of the police spending a few minutes just checking that the dead guy was an intruder and not, say, someone the homeowner owed 20 grand to and decided to find a quick way of paying it off. For example.

This is the sort of reason why they will never pass a law allowing you to defend your home against "intruders" without the threat of prosecution.

[Bagpuss]

Serves the thief right. Eat pavement, vermin.

almost makes me want to buy a flat

[richard-af]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy?

Dump. But Mancs seem to think it's Chiswick. They also think Didsbury is Knightsbridge. It's not - it's merely got a better class of mugger than Moss Side.

[Methuselah]

Presumably there will be an element of the police spending a few minutes just checking that the dead guy was an intruder and not, say, someone the homeowner owed 20 grand to and decided to find a quick way of paying it off. For example.

Oh FFS don't let sense and logic get in the way of quick fixes.

[dang65]

it would be hard to see how this guy's done anything wrong.

Presumably there will be an element of the police spending a few minutes just checking that the dead guy was an intruder and not, say, someone the homeowner owed 20 grand to and decided to find a quick way of paying it off. For example.

[BA to the Stars]

In attempting to make good his escape the scum (errr I mean "victim") jumped out of the window, forgetting that he had used a lift to come up 4 floors.

At least he won't be breaking in anywhere else now - good riddance

[Old Greg]

Well, he's been arrested, but not charged. It'll be interesting to see whether he's charged - it seems somewhat different from the Tony Martin case, and it would be hard to see how this guy's done anything wrong.

[Chugnut]

Serves the thief right. Eat pavement, vermin.

Besides, what sort of untalented burglar breaks in at 6:10am? It's quite likely the occupants may be waking up for work anyway.

[TheFaQQer]

Can't see a murder charge sticking. Manslaughter, maybe.

Simple defence - I pushed him, using reasonable force, and he fell out the window.

[chicane]

Frankly I think it's disgusting that a innocent burglar should be murdered in such a vicious, unprovoked and cold blooded way.

Life imprisonment for the murderer - it's only fair.

[DimPrawn]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy?

[Bagpuss]

Homeowner 'may face burglar murder charge'

A homeowner who confronted an intruder during an alleged burglary could be facing a murder charge after the man died in hospital.

The intruder, 43, fell up to 40ft from a fourth floor window after an altercation with the flat's occupant.

The homeowner was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after police found a man's unconscious body outside the apartment block in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.

Police confirmed today that he had died in hospital after suffering severe head injuries.

The 56-year-old homeowner had been released on bail, but could now face questioning on suspicion of murder.

His arrest is expected to revive arguments about the rights of householders to defend themselves against burglars.

Farmer Tony Martin was jailed for shooting dead a burglar in 1999.

Greater Manchester Police said the occupant of the apartment was woken at 6.10am on Monday to find the intruder in his flat. It is thought the pair got into an argument.

A neighbour from a nearby property, who asked not to be named, said: "I was up at around that time, and I did hear a noise like a window being broken."

Another local said: "If the guy who fell out of the window was breaking into the property then why was the homeowner arrested?"

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "At about 6.10am on Monday, 6 Aug, 2007, police were called to Corkland Road in Chorlton-cum-Hardy following a report that a 56-year-old man had woken to find a man in his flat.

"Following an exchange of words, the alleged burglar was found unconscious on the pavement outside the flat."

After the Tony Martin case, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers said any householder can use reasonable force to protect themselves or others, or to carry out an arrest or to prevent crime.