Just a moment of madness?
 

BBC NEWS | England | Bristol | Hotel leap man cleared of murder

Oh my god... I havent had a chance to get my head around this yet but my instinct is disgust! :nono:

A coward of a man

As is mine. Too many *excuses* for getting away with things these days.

" ... Mrs Hogan said: "This result albeit somewhat unexpected, has left me feeling that Liam lost his young life for nothing" ....".

3 years for killing his own son??????? Away for life I say.

Dave

considering he was clearly a bit nuts the "jumping off" in a fit of rage i can see......but to grab your kids on the way?

A troubled man more like.

Chip

This just means it wasnt premeditated, doesnt mean he didnt actually hill the kid... I assume hes getting done for manslaughter?

The article says he isnt being "done" for murder or manslaughter... Just 3 years mental care (which I am sure they can extend if he is a threat to society) or these days perhaps not... :freak3:

Don't know what help him being in Prison would be. Sectioned for life might be more appropriate.

I'm sorry he is responsible for his sons death so in my eyes he murdered him, I hope the barsteward dies a very slow a painful death:mad:
Cheers

yes - but thats not the law is it. There are lots of ways someone is responsible for a death but only a few of them are deemed murder...this wasnt one of them.

I wonder what his missus actually said to spark him off into jumping off a balcony. :wonder:


There have been cases before where men have commited suicide and killed thier kids after bitter threats of losing their kid's custody and excessive divorce settlemets.

Just a thought.....

I have to say that crossed my mind too, given some of the other info suggesting him seemingly being stable? Someone has to push to get a man to flip like that, and even then only 0.00001% will?

Wonder if we have a resident Scooby Shrink? Temporary insanity? Does he need drugs? I really dont know!

D

Folk on SN seem to completely deny the existence of mental illness. I think this guy's two brothers also killed themselves.

To say that he should die a slow and painful death doesn't reallly take humanity forward very far does it?

But may be he was just drunk and selfish when he jumped with his kids. But I rather doubt that and suspect the sentence was correct in the circumstances. In fact it rather blew a hole in my stereotypical view of the Greek justice system. A terrible tragedy nonetheless. dl

At least the little gurl survived and has made a recovery.

Only justice is the man will have to live with what he did.

Shame he did not take his own life and not theat of a child - i do not suppose mental illnes gives much of a choice in these situations - assuming it was mental illness.

The other issue is well, let's be honest, what possible sentence could a court of law give compared to having to live with killing your own child?

Tragic either way

Good post. Be great to get some proper facts and expert opinion on this as it is totally beyond my comprehension. D

He had to be mentally unbalanced to do such an act. Whilst it's obviously a horrific thing to have happened for his wife and the families concerned (can you imagine what his parents/siblings must have been going through too?) he will also have to live with it for the rest of his days and I can't imagine his conscience will ever give him peace.

An absolute tragedy, not only for his remaining family but for himself too-for the rest of his life.

Les

I wonder if his daughter will ever forgive him when she grows up? Awful thought. dl