NLGBA Welcomes News of Life Sentence


Northamptonshire Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Alliance were overjoyed by James Hyland’s guilty plea in the murder of Michael Fardon on July 14th 2007 in Northampton Town Centre. Chief Executive Stuart McQuade said “This is the result we were hoping for and praise the police & court for achieving the deserved result for this heinous act. Gay people across the country will be overjoyed as so often homophobic hate crimes have watered down charges and sentences”.

We would also single out the management of the Boston Clipper for their persistent campaigning against Hate Crime since Michael’s pointless death We know that many have been highly critical of the lack of public ‘outcry’ that Michael’s murder caused especially from MP’s and other community leaders but praise the police for their excellent community liaison during the
ongoing investigation.

 

 


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