Salford burglar death: No prosecution over stabbing
"People are entitled to use reasonable force in self-defence to defend themselves, their family and their property,"
BBC News
A man who fatally stabbed a burglar at his home in Salford will not be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.
Peter Flanagan, 59, who was confronted by machete-wielding intruders, "did what he believed necessary" to defend his home in Pendlebury, the CPS ruled.
John Bennell, 27, of Hyde, died following the stabbing on 22 June.
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