Tony Martin, jailed for shooting teenager in 1999, has been arrested on suspicion of holding a firearm
'A police search of a property in Emneth Hungate is currently being undertaken'
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Your support makes all the difference.Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer jailed for shooting dead a teenage burglar in 1999, has been arrested for possession of an illegal firearm.
Martin was initially found guilty of murdering 16 year-old Fred Barras, after shooting him dead at his home in Emneth Hungaet, Norfolk.
After appealing, it was reduced to manslaughter where he served three years in prison.
A Norfolk police spokesman said: “As part of a planned operation, a 71-year old man has been arrested in Wisbech this morning on suspicion of possession of an illegal firearm. He remains in police custody.
“A police search of a property in Emneth Hungate is currently being undertaken.”
He claimed to have been burgled ten times, which amounted to losing a reported £6,000.
The 1999 shooting provoked a widespread debate about the actions homeowners can take to defend property.
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