Crimes - Criminals - Judges - Lawyers - Trials
Jul. 07, 1954 - JURY SETS FREE A SON WHO KILLED HIS FATHER VISITS HIS MOTHER IN HOSPITAL AFTER AQUITTAL. Terro wak=lked with the Boorman family all their lives.It was the terror of James Boorman, head of the family and a man of uncontrollable temper.He beat his wife and children brutally, he smashed the furniture until their home looked poverty stricken.Then one evening his son turned on him.There was a struggle.James Boorman died.The son was Victor, aged 21, and at the Old Bailey yesterday he gave evidence about the struggle.The jury stopped the case and returned a verdict of Not Guilty and the judge directed that Victor Boorman be discharged.He left the court and went to Mike End Hospital to tell the news to his mother. PHOTO SHOWS Victor Boorman seen leaving Mile End Hospital after telling his mother of his aquittal
