A householder who stabbed a machete-wielding burglar to death told yesterday how he feared he was about to be beheaded like Iraq hostage Ken Bigley.
Grandfather Peter Flanagan, 59, who is partially deaf, grabbed a carving knife in self-defence after being confronted by intruder John Bennell, 27, in his hallway.
During a violent struggle the HGV driver, who was dressed only in his underpants, stabbed and killed Bennell, who was high on cocaine – and on bail for an earlier burglary.
Mr Flanagan was arrested on suspicion of murder and spent three days in police custody, but the Crown Prosecution Service ruled he should face no charges because he had acted reasonably to defend himself.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139020/Grandfather-59-stabbed-machete-wielding-intruder-death-terrified-beheaded-like-Ken-Bigley.html
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