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Man Kills Burglar with Samurai Sword

By Baker Associates

A would-be burglar got more than he bargained for last September when he broke into a home shared by several Johns Hopkins University Students. Apparently the students had heard him come into the house and four of them confronted him in the garage, one of whom was somehow armed with a samurai sword. The students, who had contacted authorities, were attempting to hold the burglar in the garage until police arrived when the burglar reportedly lunged at the student who was holding the sword. In a seeming self-defense effort, the student swung the sword at the burglar, severing the burglar?s left hand completely and cutting the man?s upper body. The burglar died from his injuries. Controversy surrounded the case concerning whether or not the student should face criminal charges...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on March 16, 2010 (boomark / email).