Thursday, 16. January 2003
Topic: - on January 16, 2003 at 7:28:41 PM CET
Hitman Jailed for Shooting Target's Neighbor
Britain's High Court on Thursday jailed a bungling hitman who agreed to kill a businessman in return for $160 and an old car -- but confused the address and shot the wrong man.
Paul Jones, 41, ended up shooting and severely wounding his intended victim's next-door neighbor Ernest Broom.
Sentencing Jones to 17 years in prison, Judge Brian Barker said: "You shot him at point-blank range and it is a miracle he survived. You have ruined his life."
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