Man cleared of V Festival murder (From Echo)
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Man cleared of V Festival murder
5:56pm Monday 4th February 2013 in Local News
Sam Martin
A KILLER has been cleared of murdering a man at a party only yards from last year's V music festival.
Sam Martin had been accused of carrying out a "brutal and sustained" attack that left Anton Jardin dead in the garden of a house.
A Chelmsford Crown Court jury found him not guilty on the murder charge. But Martin admitted the manslaughter of Mr Jardin, 39, of Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, and is due to be sentenced on that charge tomorrow.
He said he had only hit his victim with a single punch, and there had been no kicking or stamping.
Martin, 26, of Eastwood Road, Leigh, nodded his head and there was gasps from the public gallery as the verdict was announced.
Mr Jardin’s family said they were “disappointed” with the verdict.
Comments(9)
Pounder
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7:00pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Soouthchurch59
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7:19pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Pounder wrote:'But Martin admitted the manslaughter of Mr Jardin'
Can you really legally call him 'a killer' if he's been cleared?
In the above circumstances, yes.
supermadmax
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8:20pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Pounder wrote:Manslaughter = The unlawful KILLING of a human being without malice or premeditation
Can you really legally call him 'a killer' if he's been cleared?
He was very lucky to get off the murder charge, it could have easily gone the other way with a different jury.
jaguarxxv
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8:56pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Pounder wrote:If not a killer then a "man slaughterer"
Can you really legally call him 'a killer' if he's been cleared?
which is worse?
A murder is premeditated.
halojump
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6:53am Tue 5 Feb 13
thereisonly1jp
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8:58pm Tue 5 Feb 13
xenophobia wrote:Was that sarcasm, or are you a friend of the scumbag? As you seem to be highly informed of the incident, would you be so kind as to share with everyone why you think it is the correct decision, or are you one of those regular Echo reading busy bodies who comments on every story without having any more information other than a badly reported and written article!
Well done jury you reached the correct decision.
stjohns
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6:05pm Wed 6 Feb 13
xenophobia wrote:You couldn't be more wrong.
Well done jury you reached the correct decision.
watnocky
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6:13pm Thu 7 Feb 13
xenophobia says...
6:14pm Mon 4 Feb 13