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Title: Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022
Post by: grahame on March 21, 2023, 08:56:16
From National World (https://www.nationalworld.com/news/crime/man-murdered-metal-horseshoe-row-loud-music-train-court-4072525)

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A man was murdered with a metal horseshoe following a row over loud music on a train, a court heard.

Thomas Parker, 24, died after being hit on the back of the head at Reading station in Berkshire on the night of 30 July last year.


Title: Re: Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022
Post by: ChrisB on March 21, 2023, 09:50:06
Easier to read on the Sky News website

https://news.sky.com/story/man-murdered-with-horseshoe-after-row-over-loud-music-on-train-court-told-12839081


Title: Re: Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022
Post by: bobm on March 31, 2023, 20:08:08
Just to complete the sad story Kirkpatrick Virgo was found guilty of murder and jailed for 21 years.


Title: Re: Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022
Post by: Marlburian on March 31, 2023, 22:10:34
A friend today told me of a very similar case that happened to her now-husband some years ago on a London bus. Noisy music, polite request to turn it down, beaten up. He managed to remove his glasses first, his (then) mate stood by.



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