Now if Mr. Corti had a gun, they could have saved a trial and prison space.
************************************************* Join the OBAMA RESISTANCE MOVEMENT! http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/6181419 --- On Tue, 6/30/09, Adam Buckland <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Adam Buckland <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] - not always easy prey.. > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 10:42 AM > > > A burglar who broke into a house and threatened a pensioner > with a knife > got more than he bargained for when the victim turned out > to be a > retired boxer who left him bruised and bleeding. > > > > Frank Corti, 72, who served with the Royal Engineers in > North Africa > from 1968-58, dodged the knife and punched Gregory > McCalium, 23, twice > in the face, giving him a black eye and a swollen lip. He > then > restrained the attacker until police arrived. > > > > McCalium, a barman, was given a four-and-a-half year prison > sentence at > Oxford Crown Court on Monday for aggravated burglary and > was told by the > judge he had "got what he deserved". > > > > > > The court heard Mr Corti was at home in Botley, Oxford, > with his wife > Margaret, 72, when McCalium, a neighbour, forced his way in > at 8am on > Aug 19 last year. McCalium was drunk. > > > > Speaking after the case, Mr Corti said: "I was scared when > he first drew > the knife, but my old training must have kicked in because > I just > punched him as hard as I could and he went down like a sack > of spuds. If > you can't defend what's yours, where are we at?" > > > > McCalium had denied the charge and claimed he could not > remember what > happened. > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
