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'If you burgle a home where the householder
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'If you burgle a home where the householder owns a legally held shotgun, that is the chance you take': Judge's stern words as he jails pair who were shot as they raided cottage
England
Two burglars shot by a homeowner who was later arrested were given a stern warning as they were jailed today.
Sentencing the pair to four years in prison, the judge told them: 'If you burgle a house in the country where the householder owns a legally held shotgun, that is the chance you take'.
Joshua O'Gorman and Daniel Mansell broke in to Andy Ferrie's home near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, in September.
Burglars: Joshua O'Gorman, left, and Daniel Mansell, right, who were both jailed today after they were shot by the owner of the house they were trying to steal from
Businessman Mr Ferrie fired a legally-owned shotgun at the men after discovering the masked raiders in his kitchen.
Mansell, 33, and O'Gorman, 27, both from Leicester, were injured during the confrontation in the remote cottage.
After Mr Ferrie called police to tell him he fired the shotgun, he and his wife Tracey were arrested and held in custody for 40 hours on suspicion of causing grievous * harm.
The couple were later bailed and told they would not face criminal charges.
Andy Ferrie and his wife Tracey: Both were held for 40 hours after Mr Ferrie shot two burglars with a shotgun as they tried to raid his country home
Andy Ferrie and his wife Tracey: Both were held for 40 hours after Mr Ferrie shot two burglars with a shotgun as they tried to raid his country home
Today Judge Michael Pert QC told the pair they could not expect a shorter sentence because of the injuries they suffered when Mr Ferrie opened fire.
O'Gorman and Mansell, who have a string of previous convictions between them, pleaded guilty to the break-in in the early hours of September 2.
The burglars were jailed at Leicester Crown Court today.
Sentencing the pair, Judge Michael Pert QC told them their injuries - O'Gorman was shot in the face and Mansell was hit in his right hand - were not included, in his opinion, as part of their sentence or defence.
He said: 'I make it plain that, in my judgment, being shot is not mitigation.
'If you burgle a house in the country where the householder owns a legally held shotgun, that is the chance you take.
'You cannot come to court and ask for a lighter sentence because of it.
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England
Two burglars shot by a homeowner who was later arrested were given a stern warning as they were jailed today.
Sentencing the pair to four years in prison, the judge told them: 'If you burgle a house in the country where the householder owns a legally held shotgun, that is the chance you take'.
Joshua O'Gorman and Daniel Mansell broke in to Andy Ferrie's home near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, in September.
Burglars: Joshua O'Gorman, left, and Daniel Mansell, right, who were both jailed today after they were shot by the owner of the house they were trying to steal from
Businessman Mr Ferrie fired a legally-owned shotgun at the men after discovering the masked raiders in his kitchen.
Mansell, 33, and O'Gorman, 27, both from Leicester, were injured during the confrontation in the remote cottage.
After Mr Ferrie called police to tell him he fired the shotgun, he and his wife Tracey were arrested and held in custody for 40 hours on suspicion of causing grievous * harm.
The couple were later bailed and told they would not face criminal charges.
Andy Ferrie and his wife Tracey: Both were held for 40 hours after Mr Ferrie shot two burglars with a shotgun as they tried to raid his country home
Andy Ferrie and his wife Tracey: Both were held for 40 hours after Mr Ferrie shot two burglars with a shotgun as they tried to raid his country home
Today Judge Michael Pert QC told the pair they could not expect a shorter sentence because of the injuries they suffered when Mr Ferrie opened fire.
O'Gorman and Mansell, who have a string of previous convictions between them, pleaded guilty to the break-in in the early hours of September 2.
The burglars were jailed at Leicester Crown Court today.
Sentencing the pair, Judge Michael Pert QC told them their injuries - O'Gorman was shot in the face and Mansell was hit in his right hand - were not included, in his opinion, as part of their sentence or defence.
He said: 'I make it plain that, in my judgment, being shot is not mitigation.
'If you burgle a house in the country where the householder owns a legally held shotgun, that is the chance you take.
'You cannot come to court and ask for a lighter sentence because of it.
http://tiny.cc/mpc9kw
Comments
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/6811239/Businessman-jailed-for-attacking-intruder-who-goes-free.html
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I also heard that his judge is in big trouble now.