Not when the process is the punishment. Farmer to face no action over 2024 Whaley Bridge burglary shooting death
A farmer arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over the death of a 19-year-old who was shot during a burglary in Derbyshire has been released with no further action, police have said.
Marcus Smith was pronounced dead at the scene in Eccles Road, Whaley Bridge, in the early hours of 1 May 2024, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound.
So after two years, the prosecutors finally decided that this was a case of self-defense. After two years in jail, awaiting trial, he was released.
Janine McKinney, chief crown prosecutor for CPS East Midlands, said: "After careful analysis of all the evidence gathered during the police investigation, our prosecutors have decided that there will be no criminal charges in relation to the death of Marcus Smith or the serious injury of another male.
They have a way to go before I will consider self-defense to be legal.
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