Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022

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grahame

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Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022

« on: March 21, 2023, 08:56:16 am »

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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.


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Re: Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022

« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2023, 09:50:06 am »

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


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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2023, 08:08:08 pm »

Just to complete the sad story Kirkpatrick Virgo was found guilty of murder and jailed for 21 years.


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Re: Court report - death at Reading, 30 July 2022

« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2023, 10:10:34 pm »

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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