When a person can't protect their own, without being arrested for it, it's time to damned well change the rules.
Not only were they arrested but now they have to pay to defend themselves in a court of law over their own right to ensure their own survival.
What was Mr Ferrie supposed to do just watch, or perhaps direct him to the valuables?
There were 2 other involved and charged along with Mansell, this was a rape and murder just waiting to happen.
A burglar allegedly shot by homeowners during a botched raid was in the couple’s bedroom and wearing a mask when the weapon was fired, a court has heard.
Andy and Tracey Ferrie were woken in their remote cottage in the early hours by the sound of breaking glass and were confronted by masked Daniel Mansell, 33.
Mansell was out of prison on licence, after being released in March last year for a previous offence of grievous bodily harm. He had previous convictions for burglary of dwellings.
He claimed he was acting on a tip-off that there was £70,000 of cash in the house, and that it was being used to grow cannabis.
There was no evidence that any cash or cannabis was in the property, prosecutors said.
A shotgun was fired and Mansell was wounded in the hand. He fled the scene through a kitchen window and later attended the Leicester Royal Infirmary, where he was arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary. Today he pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal at Loughborough Magistrates court
The victims were held for 2 days, and then finally given the opportunity to post bail.
What hell kind of justice is that? Now they're both going to have to get a lawyer (barrister)just because Mr. Ferrie, was doing what a husband is supposed to do, (which is EVERYTHING and ANYTHING)to protect his wife.
The pathetic part is that this is not even the first time that the Ferrie's had been victimised. They live in an extremely remote house, (which is cause for concern of theft, all by itself)and in this day and age, theft was probably the least of their concerns, over that of grievous bodily harm, which Mansell had coincidentally done and was on parole for.
Now I don't know what kind of grievous body harm he done before, but what I do know is that rape and murder fall into the grievous bodily harm category.
Do the courts really have expected for Mr.Ferrie to have done nothing? Well obviously they did since they were both arrested for WHAT exactly I'm not sure of. Perhaps it was for just being human, and wanting to preserve their own life.
Mr and Mrs Ferrie, who owned a legally held shotgun, were later arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
They were held for two days for questioning, before being released on police bail, pending further inquiries, last night
