Ireland: Young Man Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Home Intruder – IOTW Report

Ireland: Young Man Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Home Intruder

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Dean Kerrie, now 21, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for fatally stabbing a home intruder in 2018. Justice Paul McDermott said that Kerrie, who was 17 at the time, was “entitled to self-defense,” but added that the teen used “grossly” excessive force since the home invader was unarmed.

Jack Power, 25, was drinking heavily on the night of the incident, authorities said. The intruder reportedly drove to Kerrie’s Waterford residence, where he lived with his mother, after noticing damage on his car, which he attributed to the then-17-year-old.

Once there, Power used a rock to smash the residence’s front window before entering through the front door. After assaulting both Kerrie and his mother, the teen grabbed a knife that was by his bedside and used it to stab Power.

The teen then called the police himself, after which responding officers found Power dead. more here

19 Comments on Ireland: Young Man Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Home Intruder

  1. What an infuriating, stinking load of crap. I wouldn’t let that judge be a judge in a kindergarten finger painting competition.

    I wonder if it would have made a difference if the kid had made sure the home invader had that rock still in his hand.

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  2. Miscarriage of justice there, but is a part of being a subject and not a citizen. Hope everyone takes good notes, that response to the multiple choice question is wrong.

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  3. Obviously, no guns available, because UK, so if you have a home intruder you have to make sure he is equally armed. If you grab a knife, you have to give one to the intruder. Cricket wicket ? Better make sure you have two on hand. This is the world progressives have in store for us if they steal the next election or two.

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  4. “young man”? What does his age have to do with it? Having said that, he should be heralded as a hero for not bowing in submission to someone who is threatening him and his family. He should get a medal, rather than a prison sentence.

    Someone breaks into my home, and it wouldn’t be a stabbing. .40 S&W protects my house, but it isn’t the only protection I have

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  5. “If you have arms in your home an intruder will have access to them and become armed by default.”

    Do you want to bet on that? My house is a death trap after about 10:00 PM. And not for my family.

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  6. Cpt Obvious and Cynic,
    Was thinking the same, the young name Kerrie would do well to learn and practice The Four Esses, as far as circumstances will allow:
    Suppress
    Shoot
    Shovel
    Shut Up.President

    He definitely could have done the last two.

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  7. Those Irish Catholics (my heritage) over there are the absolute worst progressive/libs. Just look how they celebrated the legalization of abortion, it was like they just got their countries independence. Absolute garbage over there

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