A man who murdered his 85-year-old neighbour in a "merciless" attack in her home has been jailed for life. Robert Tozer pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to killing Joan Charlton in West Parade, Hull, in June. The judge recommended Tozer, 20, spend at least 22 years in jail before being considered for parole.
Humberside Police had described the attack on Mrs Charlton, in which every bone in her face was broken, as "sustained and brutal".
As chance would have it, the BBC report is somewhat light on the unpleasant detail.
He repeatedly assaulted her with a bottle in the living room before searching upstairs for cash. Tozer came back downstairs to discover the injured pensioner trying to reach the phone in the hall to call for help and launched a merciless attack. He stamped on her head, cut the phone line, deactivated the fire alarm and tried to set fire to her body despite knowing she was still alive.
All the reports, except the BBC, point out that Tozer had been released from prison just weeks before (for attacking someone with a pool cue). At that point you assume he was freed early - isn't everyone these days ?
Tozer, who was sentenced to life for Mrs Charlton's murder at Hull Crown Court yesterday, had been released from prison early after serving five months of a 15- month sentence for assault, one of two previous convictions for violence.
I see you only serve a third, rather than half - when did that happen ?
Chalk up yet another death to our Probation "Service".
UPDATE - expanded at Biased-BBC.
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She would still be alive if he had served even half of his sentence.
Nevertheless, the pro-criminal charities will point to this and say that "prison doesn't work".
Not the Nine O'Clock News had the remedy: "Cut his goollies off".
Time may have been deducted for the period in gaol he spent on remand.
Nevertheless, the pro-criminal charities will point to this and say that "prison doesn't work".
hat would be NACRO, right? Always described on the BBC as 'the crime-prevention charity'.
Aye. Right.
dr cromarty
Laban,
off track but can you have a quick look at my blog? It is an idea whose time has come, I hope.
I usually use 'Jockney' when I comment on your blog.
Richard
'Not the Nine O'Clock News had the remedy: "Cut his goollies off".'
I remember the sketch well, particularly Pamela Stephenson's part in it, where she starts by parroting the standard NACRO/Grauniad line, but ends with this very un-pc statement.
At the time it was broadcast the gorgeous Pamela lived in the same vibrant south London locality as I did then( I believe with the lead actor from the TV series 'Hazell'). I've often wondered if her exposure to the criminal lowlifes and juvenile delinquents of this area precipitated the idea behind this great sketch.
Culled the following from this site:
But cast your mind back, and you may remember a serious examination of a difficult and controversial topic by Professor Duff of Cambridge University and Sally Barnes, community worker from the Borough of Lambeth, looking into the problem over the last few weeks. Professor Duff’s team had concerned themselves fundamentally with a statistical analysis of the problem as a whole, in tandem with and related to a psychochemical and behavioural analysis of over a thousand individual teenagers:
“And we came to the inevitable conclusion that the one course of action the authorities must take is… To cut off their goolies. Cut their goolies off!”
And Sally Barnes?
“Look, I know these kids, I’ve worked in the areas we’re talking about – round Lambeth, Lewisham – I know their problems, I know their frustrations – lack of community facilities – I know their parents… And in my opinion, Professor Duff’s suggestion that we should cut off their goolies is the only solution.”
“Absolutely. I mean, cut the goolies off! Cut them off!”
“True! Whip off the goolies.”
“Well, there we have it. Expert opinion seems to be in favour of –”
“Cutting off their goolies!"
I did look on Youtube, its not there. Shame.
Pamela Stephenson was a real hottie back then but when not acting with the lads seemed to completely lack a sense of humour. In interviews she would do 'crayzeee' things, presumably to distract from her lack of anything funny to say - or indeed anything at all.
Last time she was on the telly it was with hubby Billy Connolly, she was as dull as ditchwater.
Lets try and format that a wee bit better:
But cast your mind back, and you may remember a serious examination of a difficult and controversial topic by Professor Duff of Cambridge University and Sally Barnes, community worker from the Borough of Lambeth, looking into the problem over the last few weeks. Professor Duff’s team had concerned themselves fundamentally with a statistical analysis of the problem as a whole, in tandem with and related to a psychochemical and behavioural analysis of over a thousand individual teenagers:
“And we came to the inevitable conclusion that the one course of action the authorities must take is… To cut off their goolies. Cut their goolies off!”
And Sally Barnes?
“Look, I know these kids, I’ve worked in the areas we’re talking about – round Lambeth, Lewisham – I know their problems, I know their frustrations – lack of community facilities – I know their parents… And in my opinion, Professor Duff’s suggestion that we should cut off their goolies is the only solution.”
“Absolutely. I mean, cut the goolies off! Cut them off!”
“True! Whip off the goolies.”
“Well, there we have it. Expert opinion seems to be in favour of –”
“Cutting off their goolies!"
Thinking back to NTNON and Monty Python amongst others; a staple was the spoof of earnest, current affairs type programmes - as parodied above.
I realise now that in the go-ahead, daring world of modern broadcasting, such programming has all but ceased to exist.
Earnest current affairs type programmes have almost ceased to exist really.
Debates are so old fasioned these days, where's the need for debate when every progressive broadcaster already knows just what the answer is?
Earnest current affairs type programmes have almost ceased to exist really.
That was my point but reading back it may have looked like I was implying that the satirical progs had ceased. Of course they havnt, not when the Daily Mail still exists.
I wonder if the Daily Mail exists soley to give the left something to complain about and satirise. Where would Hardy, Steele, Brigstocke, Smith (RIP) et al be without it? Never mind the denizens of CiF, what would they have to talk about?
That was my point but reading back it may have looked like I was implying that the satirical progs had ceased.
That's how I read the post, I don't think that satire is what it used to be. Few comedians these days are willing to take a dig at the new sacred cows in the way that they would the old ones IMO.
WRT the left & the Daily Mail - wait until Murdoch drops the Labour party and comes out in support of the Tories, then we'll be back to the 80's with everyone bashing the Sun again.
Trust me - the full detail that is known to those of us related to Joan Charlton wasn't all made public. Tozer should never be allowed to walk free again - he is a psychotic killer who will do it again if given the chance.
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