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'''Can Arslan''', AKA '''The | '''Can Arslan''', AKA '''The Monster Next Door''', is a British murderer responsible for a rampage in the rural village of Walton in October 2021. | ||
Arslan had had several disputes with his neighbours, particularly Matthew Boorman and Peter Marsden, who had attempted to have him served with an Anti-Social Behaviour Order. He was convicted of assault after a road rage incident in 2009 when he beat a motorist into intensive care. On 4 October 2021 he called the police and told them he intended to kill Matthew Boorman, but was ignored. | Arslan had had several disputes with his neighbours, particularly Matthew Boorman and Peter Marsden, who had attempted to have him served with an Anti-Social Behaviour Order. He was convicted of assault after a road rage incident in 2009 when he beat a motorist into intensive care. On 4 October 2021 he called the police and told them he intended to kill Matthew Boorman, but was ignored. | ||
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Arslan pleaded guilty to attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent to kill and affray but denied murder on mental health grounds. He claimed at trial that voices in his head he believed to be his childhood teddy bear had told him to kill Boorman and Marsden. However, the prosecution presented his phone call the day before the murder as evidence of premeditation. It was also revealed that Arslan had been under the care of a therapist for some time but had only mentioned voices in his head the day after the murder. Psychiatrist John Sandford testified that he did not believe Arslan was insane. Arslan was convicted of murder on 6 April 2022 and was sentenced to a minimum of 38 years in prison. | Arslan pleaded guilty to attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent to kill and affray but denied murder on mental health grounds. He claimed at trial that voices in his head he believed to be his childhood teddy bear had told him to kill Boorman and Marsden. However, the prosecution presented his phone call the day before the murder as evidence of premeditation. It was also revealed that Arslan had been under the care of a therapist for some time but had only mentioned voices in his head the day after the murder. Psychiatrist John Sandford testified that he did not believe Arslan was insane. Arslan was convicted of murder on 6 April 2022 and was sentenced to a minimum of 38 years in prison. | ||
==Sources== | |||
*[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-61745617.amp Can Arslan jailed for murdering neighbour Matthew Boorman], BBC News | |||
*[https://www.news.sky.com/story/amp/can-arslan-man-jailed-for-at-least-38-years-for-stabbing-neighbour-to-death-after-years-of-abusing-him-12630904 Can Arslan: Man jailed for at least 38 years for stabbing neighbour to death after years of abusing him], Sky News | |||
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/can-arslan-murder-life-sentence-b2097551.html%3famp Can Arslan: Man who terrorised community for years jailed for neighbour’s murder], The Independent | |||
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