Glasgow Killer Sentenced To A Pub Ban
EDWARD Flaherty, 74, has been convicted of strangling to death 69-year-old Ina Flaherty with a necktie after she declined to give him money to go to the pub.
Says the Beak, one Lord Matthews, in the Glasgow High Court:
“I have read and considered a number of reports from experts. It is plain to me that if I were to impose that sort of sentence you would be released in a very short time because prison would not be able to cope with your condition.
“Sentencing you would just be a token gesture. I am anxious to impose a sentence that restricts your liberty.
“You still go to the pub where you went with your wife. That must annoy her relatives.
“Not being able to go there will be a more meaningful disposal than a prison sentence which will not last long.”
Says Defence QC Donald MacLeod:
“The report prepared for the court paints a picture of a man in significant physical and mental decline.
“There is a clear diagnosis of dementia setting in. It is a progressive condition and ultimately he will need 24-hour care.
“I am deeply conscious there has been a death here, but this man is very unwell.
Although not as unwell as his good lady wife…
August 4th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
“There is a clear diagnosis of dementia setting in. It is a progressive condition and ultimately he will need 24-hour care.
Can you talk about a Judge like that? Isn’t it contempt of court?
August 5th, 2008 at 12:13 am
UNWELL! FUCKING UNWELL!
I’d like to show that Judge what UNWELL’ is!
He wants to come on Anorak for five minutes!
How ‘annoyed’ are the family at this fucking ridiculous outcome?
Is this alcoholic guy an ex-doctor/copper/magistrate or anything?
……. Or does the Judge just have an empathy with drunken, alcoholic, mysogynist bullying bastards and thinks ‘There but for the Grace of God go half my mates’?
This fucking country is going to the dogs!
He must have read the new Labour sh*te about not locking up burglars! It doesn’t do the burglar any good!!!
Burglaries would not happen if all burglars were locked up. People wouldn’t get killed by nasty fucking drunks if they were locked up.
This twat is free to leech off another woman now - and put her life in jeopardy!
Beam me up!
August 5th, 2008 at 1:01 am
It was demeaning to the victim to mention the pub. - she gets strangled, he can’t go for a pint with the lads.
August 5th, 2008 at 4:27 am
Yampster, I agree. Anyone who has been around a person with dementia or watched a family member sink into the depths of it can be compassionate and understanding of the whole situation and what the Judge was saying and why he did not put him in prison. If he had put him in prison the cries would be of outrage from the public whose taxes would have pay for the special care of such a patient. Once again a judge is going to be slagged off for showing human kindess and understanding. That decision was a no win situation and the judge showed mercy.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:29 am
No you don’t. I was referring to the Judge as a possible dementia sufferer. If the man is not responsible for his actions then he will ignore the order to stay away from the pub. If he is responsible for his actions then he should be banged up. The judge probably felt sorry for him because he had just lost his wife and was all alone in the world
August 5th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Just think what would have happened if he’d hidden the body in his wheelie bin, but hadn’t been able to get the lid to shut properly.
They’d probably have banned him from the local Tesco as well.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:40 am
why not contain him in a mental hospital? surely that ’s the ideal place…??
August 5th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Are we back on Yampster’s suggestion about the judge now ?
August 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Mic,
I thought we were talking about him when you suggested the wheelie bin.
August 5th, 2008 at 11:37 am
depends how big he is - if you can’t close the lid you’ll get fined and they won’t take him away, you know…?
August 5th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I see a business opportunity
BurkeHare Waste Management Solutions plc.
“A smile, a grin and an emptied bin.”
August 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Mic - love your work!!!
August 5th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Is that an order?