Bestwood meat cleaver killing was 'justified', says coroner
A FATHER who killed a burglar by attacking him with a meat cleaver was "justified", a Notts coroner has ruled.
Steven Shaw and his brother Craig broke into a house in Morrell Bank on the Bestwood Estate on March 31 last year.
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Aftermath: A forensic investigator in Morrell Bank, Bestwood.
In a "harrowing and brutal" attack, which lasted between 10 and 15 minutes, they assaulted taxi driver Xiaopeng Wang and his wife, and also left the couple's baby injured.
The violence only stopped when Mr Wang found a meat clever and hit Mr Shaw with it, causing a "sharp force trauma" to his head.
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At Mr Shaw's inquest yesterday, Notts Coroner Mairin Casey recorded a verdict of lawful killing and said: "The defensive action taken by Mr Wang was proportionate and justified.
"This was a harrowing and brutal experience for all of them, and I understand they are still traumatised."
She also said that the attack was "random" – the Shaw brothers had never before met the Wangs – and that the motive for the break-in was a financial one.
The court heard that Steven Shaw, 32, originally from Cedar Road, Forest Fields, punched Mrs Wang in the face and she was forced her to watch as her husband was assaulted.
Toxicology reports found traces of cocaine and alcohol in Mr Shaw's bloodstream.
Comments
by madpatman
Saturday, March 31 2012, 12:14AM
“They injured the baby??? Who defends these thugs? It looks ike a clear case of a man defending his family from violence. it was my house the Shaws would have got the cleaver, the death penalty and deported.”
by MiRRv
Friday, March 30 2012, 4:48PM
“eve, i thinks it more to do with the fact that you add nothing to discussions except to asked pointed and largely rhetorical questions, antagonise people, and make post after post after post after post, when really...one well written post will do. basically, "obvious troll is obvious" as they say.
what about all the comments about the 'protesters' in the square? surely that upsets the 'liberal applecart'? and the fact that every time someone gets caughts stealing benefits there are pages of conservative rantings that would surely upset the aforementioned applecart?
to be honest, you know why youve been banned. you were expecting it all along, indeed you welcomed it when it occured.
and now youre going to carry on....fine, do whatever makes you happy kid. but dont act like a martyr, noone believes its true, least of all yourself.”
by EVE2012_2
Thursday, March 29 2012, 1:43PM
“So the biased NEP finally got round to banning me for exposing their practice of only allowing posts on issues they consider we will not upset their liberal applecart on.
Good riddance to bad rubbish. As Jeremy Kyle would say
GROW A PAIR!”
by moochy2010
Thursday, March 29 2012, 1:26PM
“burgulars got their just desserts. Shouldn't mess with a house holder then ? Lesson 101 to ALL burgulars, always expect somebody armed with something if you persist in trying to teef what aint yours.”
by paperface
Thursday, March 29 2012, 10:25AM
“Decent kid or not...if you break into someones home and attack/injure their loved ones, dont be suprised if this is how they react!! I would no doubt do the same!! The moral of the story is "Dont break into people's home and attack them"...”
by Neo_MadBadger
Wednesday, March 28 2012, 10:23PM
“Ha! You must really be Xaureus, eve.”
by MiRRv
Wednesday, March 28 2012, 6:14PM
“yeah "snugglebum123", please im interested to know, please educate me on how two nice honest lovely guys eneded up commiting a violent home invasion (during which they injured a baby), during which they repeatedly threatened to kill the home owner and his entire family? was it the governments fault? was it the fault of people who've been raised to be decent human beings? was it the fault of people who've worked hard for what they have? yeah.....obviously, must have been right.
one of these days theres going to be a real war between people like you and people like the rest of us...whose going to win? the muppets with the knives and the low iq's? or the muppets with the money and the helicopters?
youre pathetic, the only people who pretend to feel sorry for you are the weak and the ignorant. and youre going to lose. so are you children. ad infinitum. look it up.
pl”
by jblackburn
Wednesday, March 28 2012, 3:49PM
“Mr Wang its people like you be included in the New Year's Honours List. Thank you for taking a step to keep our community safe”
by M15t3rT
Wednesday, March 28 2012, 2:24PM
“Since when did this story become about muslims?”
by M15t3rT
Wednesday, March 28 2012, 2:22PM
“How can anyone defend injuring a baby? The death sentence handed out justifies that act alone!”