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Post by Frenchie on Sept 9, 2009 13:11:35 GMT 1
Liverpool football fan Michael Shields, who was jailed for 15 years in Bulgaria in 2005 for an attack on a barman, was pardoned on Wednesday by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. The 22-year-old was convicted of the attempted murder of Bulgarian Martin Georgiev in the resort of Varna when violence flared after Liverpool's victory in the Champions League final. Shields was originally sentenced to 15 years in prison, but had his term reduced to 10 on appeal. In 2006 he was returned to England to serve out the remainder of his sentence. Straw told reporters at a press conference he believed Shields to be "morally and technically innocent" of the crime and that it was not for him to judge who was responsible for the "brutal and vicious attack" on Georgiev. More >>Attachments:
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