Thursday - April 10, 2008

Idiot + crime + cell phone camera = Jail

This one hardly qualifies as news. Hell, I found it at a gossip website. And while I try to leave the UK stories to our team of highly skilled UK bloggers, they can’t get everything everytime. That’s why I’m here.

A man who broke his girlfriend’s leg at her own request, and had it filmed on a mobile phone, in a bid to sue Plymouth City Council has been jailed for three years.

Gordon Thomson, 32, of Bampfylde Way, Southway, jumped two footed onto Elizabeth Hingston’s leg, which was propped up on house bricks as she lay on the floor, a court heard.

A friend filmed the whole sickening incident on a mobile phone - a 20-second film which was watched in court.

David Gittins, prosecuting, said that the pair had claimed that the injury had been caused by her garden wall falling on Miss Hingston, 27, at his council home.

The incident came to light on November 24, 2006 when police officers executed a drugs warrant at the defendent’s home and seized a mobile phone, which they examined for evidence of drugs offences.

It was then they found the film of Thomson jumping on his girlfriend’s leg. Police also found a partially completed insurance claim form.

The video showed Hingston lying face down on the floor wrapped in a duvet with her leg exposed and her foot covered by a pillow.

Bricks were placed below her knee and above her ankle before burly Thomson jumped as high as he could.

He lands on her leg with his full force and a sickening crunch - so loud it made the court room gasp out loud - is heard.

The camera man then mumbles his approval and says ‘’that’s definitely done it’’.

Judge Francis Gilbert, after watching the film in court, said the case was ‘extraordinary’.

He added “To inflict really serious harm deliberately and with premeditation for a wholly financial motive is an extremely serious offence which only a custodial sentence is justified.”

Thomson, who has a history of heavy amphetamine abuse, has already served nearly a year behind bars and could be released in about six months.

This isn’t moonbattery. This is Cubic Stupid. That’s Regular Stupid raised to the 3rd power. What is missing in these people’s brains? Are they deprived of some essential nutrient, like those Omega-9 oils you need for proper mental functioning?

Oh yeah, this was going to be on hell of a scam lawsuit. Can’t you just imagine their day in court:

“Weeeell your honor, she slipped and fell in the backyard of the projects, see, when the whole garden wall fell on her. That’s negligence, that is!”

“I see, and how is it that the wall appears undamaged?”

“Weeeell, I didn’t want nobody else to get injured, see, so while I was waiting for NHS to show up, I ran back to the flat and got me mortar and tools and fixed ir right up.”

“Mmmm hmmm, so tell me, why is it that her leg has two huge bruises that perfectly match your footprints?”

“Weeeell, I’ve always heard you shouldn’t move the injured, and she was between me and that wall I was fixing!”

And what about the “friend” who filmed this whole mess? Shouldn’t he get a year or two as well? No charges against the woman either? It’s another case of dumb people and dumber ideas. I’m just shaking my head here ...

Posted by Drew458     on 04/10/2008 at 08:41 PM   
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