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Man jailed over killing of sister's 'nuisance' ex after he turned up uninvited in her garden
03.04.2024 - 14:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man has been jailed for the 'completely unnecessary' killing of his sister's 'nuisance' ex-partner after he turned up uninvited at her home.
Liam Fosbrook, now 29, 'took the law into his own hands' and stabbed Dylan Towers, 35, after Mr Towers arrived at his sister Tara's Stockport home in December 2021 despite having been banned from contacting her.
Armed with two large kitchen knives, Fosbrook went out and confronted Mr Towers, who was not armed, in the back garden of the property in Brinnington, inflicting 'at least three' stab wounds to the neck, chest and arm.
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Prosecutors said Fosbrook 'did nothing' to help Mr Towers afterwards and instead returned inside the house. Neighbours called police and the court was told the quick actions of emergency services prevented Mr Towers from dying at the scene. However he succumbed to his injuries 12 days later in hospital.
Fosbrook stood trial twice over the death. At the first trial he was cleared of murder, but the jury were discharged in June last year after they were unable to reach a verdict on the alternative count of manslaughter.
A re-trial on the manslaughter charge began at the end of February this year and following a two-week he was found guilty on March 8.
He today (Wednesday, April 3) appeared back at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to be sentenced and was handed a seven-year jail term. He must serve at least two-thirds of that before he can be considered for parole.
Her honour Judge Tina Landale said she had sentenced Fosbrook on the basis of the evidence heard before her in the second trial only. The court heard Mr Towers and Fosbrook's sister Tara had been
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