An old article from May 2005,but worth discussing the importance of self-defence

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THREE men responsible for robbing and beating a show jumper who was later murdered by her ex-fiance have had their "unduly lenient" sentences increased at the Court of Appeal.
However, a fourth man who was present on the night Tania Moore, 26, was shot dead by jilted Mark Dyche did not have his punishment increased, after judges heard his life was in danger after he gave crucial evidence for the prosecution.

John Booth, Craig Stonier and Darryl Worsdale all admitted conspiracy to rob Miss Moore when they appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in April.

A month later, Booth, 25, of Anson Road, Meir, Stoke on Trent, received a four-year sentence; Stonier, 43, of Kingsley Holt, Cheadle, got two-and-a-half years, and Worsdale, 18, of Harroby Road, Meir, was sentenced to a year in a young offenders institution.

Colin Colley, 41, of Waterside Drive, Stoke, was jailed for three-and-a-half years after admitting conspiracy to inflict grievous bodily harm on Miss Moore in a separate incident on the night she was killed.

Dyche, 36, who recruited all four men involved in the two offences, was convicted of murder and conspiracy to rob, and received a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 30 years.

However, the Solicitor General yesterday challenged the sentences given to Booth, Stonier, Worsdale and Colley as "unduly lenient" and argued they should be increased.

Judges heard in June, 2003, Booth and Worsdale attacked Miss Moore with a baseball bat at the "isolated" farm where she lived in Alkmonton, near Sudbury, while Stonier drove the getaway car.

The three had been instructed by Dyche to 'frighten' Miss Moore and steal a valuable watch and her mobile telephone — and were paid a total of £2,000 to do so.

In March, 2004, Colley accompanied Dyche when Miss Moore’s former lover drove her car off the road in Long Lane, Marston Montgomery, and fatally shot in her in the face with a shotgun.

Lord Justice Gage, sitting with Mr Justice Holland and Judge Wide, ruled the sentences passed on Booth, Worsdale and Stonier were not long enough, given the "terrifying" nature of the first attack.

Miss Moore was pushed to the ground, punched, kicked and beaten about the legs and head with a baseball bat after Booth and Worsdale called at her home claiming their car had broken down.

Lord Justice Gage increased Booth’s sentence to five-and-a-half years, gave Stonier five years — despite the fact they gave evidence against Dyche — and increased Worsdale's term to three years.

However, regarding Colley, the judge said although a higher sentence could have passed at the Crown Court, it was not unduly lenient because of his help to the Crown and the fact he faced 'double jeopardy'.

Colley had admitted on the basis that although he knew Dyche wanted to attack Miss Moore, he did not realise he was carrying a gun and had no idea he would kill her.

After the killing, Dyche torched his own car in Newborough and gave Colley several items to dispose of, but he later led police to them and took the stand at trial.

Lawyers for Colley said he was now in fear of his life because he gave evidence against Dyche, and has had to move prisons because of the threat hanging over him.


http://www.uttoxeteradvertiser.co.uk/features_editorial/?featureID=TaniaMoore

 

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An account of the womans attack

KILLER Mark Dyche is planning to appeal against his life sentence for murdering ex–fiance Tania Moore.
Dyche, 36, was jailed for at least 30 years after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court in May found him guilty of gunning down the popular horse–riding instructor after running her car off the road as she returned home from giving a lesson on March 29, 2004.

The court heard how father–of–two Dyche, of Marston Montgomery, waged a year–long campaign of terror against Miss Moore, 26, after she ended their relationship in February, 2003.

The digger driver, who was described by the victim’s parents after the trial as an "evil, cold–blooded psychopath", sent her threatening text messages, stalked her, stole from her, paid a gang of thugs to beat her up and rob her, and threatened to kill her in front of others.

Obsessive Dyche, who had denied the killing throughout the four–week trial, lay in wait for Miss Moore as she drove to her home at Home Farm, Alkmonton.

Accompanied by 40–year–old alcoholic Colin Colley, of Stoke, Dyche ran her Volkswagen Polo off the road in Long Lane, Longford — less than a mile from her home — before shooting her through the mouth at point–blank range with an automatic shotgun.

He then called his then–girlfriend, Helen Smith, who knew nothing of the killing, to pick him up afterwards and then calmly ate an Indian takeaway at her home.

Dyche later blamed Colley, who believed the pair were simply going to scare Miss Moore, for the killing but was found guilty unanimously in a decision that even his own barrister, Howard Bentham, QC, said had "come as no surprise to anyone in this court".

Now the News Telegraph has learned that Dyche, who was also described by his barrister as a "loathsome individual", plans to appeal against his life sentence, which judge Mr Justice Bean told him would mean serving at least 30 years behind bars before even being considered for parole.

Solicitors are currently gathering evidence for an appeal, although it is thought the process is still in the early stages.

A notice placed in the News Telegraph by Derby–based law firm Eddowes Waldron in July calls for witnesses to an "incident" at the murder location on March 29, 2004, to come forward.

Solicitors want information on several vehicles seen in the area at the time, who they believe may have been witnesses to the incident which "resulted in the death of a local horse–riding instructor".

Miss Moore’s mother, Stella Moore, said last week that she was not sure of the likelihood of an appeal going ahead.

She told the News Telegraph: "I think he (Dyche) is wasting his time.

"From what I understand, they are still trying to gather evidence, which is why they have advertised in the paper."

No–one from Eddowes Waldron was available to comment when contacted by the News Telegraph.

This is what happens when there are bans-including an incompetant police force,combined with a ban on handguns and mace-sprays-will enevitably result in trajedy for the person who was attacked.If this girl had a mace spray or a handgun,she might have stood a chance against Dyche-who was armed with a 12 guage Remington 1100 semi-automatic shotgun.If this was me,I wouldn't have hesitated unloading my .357 marlin lever-action rifle into his torso,to preserve my life with.This is a message to American women,who are stalked by a violent or creepy ex-partner:Always carry your alarm,mace-spray or handgun on you-you never know when it might come in handy.

The dead woman's parents both want all firearms BANNED,-not suprisingly.