Tony Martin, Farmer Who Sparked National Debate on Home Defense, Passes Away at 80
Norfolk, England — Tony Martin, a farmer who became a controversial figure in British legal history after fatally shooting a teenage intruder in 1999, has passed away at the age of 80, according to a close family friend. His death on Sunday in Cambridgeshire’s Wisbech Hospital from complications following a stroke marks the end of a saga that gripped the nation around issues of self-defense and homeowners’ rights. In August 1999, Martin’s life dramatically changed …