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ciphergothNot murder, sadly, but manslaughter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_2125000/2125268.stm
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_634143.html
How that makes any sense, I don't know - if he's "connected" to the killing by having paid people to do it, surely that's murder? The jury seems to think there's "reasonable doubt" that he actually wanted him killed, rather than just roughed up a bit. But what they did was not a "roughing up" gone too far - it was clearly planned as a hit attempt.
Call in Roger Cook! And the United Nations!
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zotz, yay!
U: In other news, Jeffery Archer is still in prison.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_2125000/2125268.stm
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_634143.html
How that makes any sense, I don't know - if he's "connected" to the killing by having paid people to do it, surely that's murder? The jury seems to think there's "reasonable doubt" that he actually wanted him killed, rather than just roughed up a bit. But what they did was not a "roughing up" gone too far - it was clearly planned as a hit attempt.
Call in Roger Cook! And the United Nations!
U: Got there before
zotz, yay!U: In other news, Jeffery Archer is still in prison.
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Date: 2002-07-22 05:00 am (UTC)Last week the Beeb said that it could revolve around what he intended them to do - the jury has decided that there's room for doubt over whether his goons went further than he'd intended them to. Hoogs could still get life, though. I liked the bit about getting psychiatric reports - if only I could get my hands on them!