Marten and Gordon guilty of gross negligence manslaughter

[The Mad Monk]

An appalling story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5yk23vpk91t

[mick987]

How does a convicted rapist get to enter the UK never mind stay?

[LosingGrip]

mick987 said:

How does a convicted rapist get to enter the UK never mind stay?

Hes a British national who moved to the US as a kid. The US deported him back.

[mick987]

LosingGrip said:

mick987 said:

How does a convicted rapist get to enter the UK never mind stay?

Hes a British national who moved to the US as a kid. The US deported him back.

Thanks that makes sense

[buggalugs]

When I read that biog in the telegraph about them it struck me that her leaving her family behind was similar to what her father did when she was young. It seems she felt a bit lost in life and this Gordon guy was an absolute piece of work who just slotted in at the right time.

[philrs03]

It’s high time people like this are hanged from tower bridge for all to see. The case for capital punishment for people like them, rapists, peadophiles etc is unarguable. The “deterrent” is pathetic.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce77wd5ne60o

What parent takes her wayward teen to a faith healer in a foreign country?

It looks like she wasn't guided right from an earlier age.

Saying that age 19 I'd look at you lile you were mad if you suggested I visit a cult religion in a foreign country. Parent or not.

[MrBogSmith]

Nasty job and they sounded a pain in the arse at court constantly sacking barristers etc.

philrs03 said:

It s high time people like this are hanged from tower bridge for all to see. The case for capital punishment for people like them, rapists, peadophiles etc is unarguable. The deterrent is pathetic.

There's pretty much no evidence capital punishment is a deterrent.

Plenty that innocent people have been killed / would be killed.

[poo at Paul's]

How much have this pair of scumbags cost the Uk all in?
There has to be a better and cheaper solution for people like this that will bring nothing but misery to the world.

[oddman]

Guardian Article - 'The Long Read'

Goes through the case, particularly the court process in spectacular detail. It's pretty grim

TLDR - Marten comes across as an arrogant, haughty aristocrat from central casting. Their four previus children taken into care. Gordon has a very significant criminal history which jury cannot be made aware of. Suspicion Marten tries to sabotage case by referring to it. The bad guys go to jail

Judge comes across well.

Edited by oddman on Saturday 19th July 09:25