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| 'Holy war' declared on neighbour |
| 2005-05-03 |
| A MAN who declared a holy war against his flatmate and attacked him because he believed he had contaminated his dairy products has been jailed in Queensland. Patrick Gerard Burke, 50, from Goodna, west of Brisbane, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court today to one count of unlawful wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Justice Bob Douglas sentenced Burke to three years' jail, suspended after 10 months with an operational period of three years. The court was told the incident happened on November 19, 2001, at the Ipswich house Burke was renting with Adam Henry Owen. While having a cup of tea with Owen, Burke attacked him with a brush hook, shouting: "Jihad, Jihad, Bin Laden, Bin Laden." lmao He swung the gardening implement at Owen, striking him in the ankle. Owen escaped from the house with minor cuts and scratches. Prosecutor Brendan Campbell said during the course of his stay at the house, Burke had become convinced that Owen was a drug dealer who had contaminated his food, specifically yoghurt and the milk, and was interfering in his room. Burke would regularly punish Owen for his alleged indiscretions by turning the electricity supply off. Burke's lawyer Jeff Hunter told the court Burke was on anti-depressants and his life had declined significantly since the mid-1990s. He described him as a "solitary, somewhat eccentric man" who currently lived in a hotel room, playing his violin all day. |
| Posted by:God Save The World |
| #9 He described him as a ''solitary, somewhat eccentric man'' who currently lived in a hotel room, playing his violin all day. Well, at least we know what school of Islam he belongs to. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-05-03 17:50 |
| #8 He described him as a ''solitary, somewhat eccentric man'' who currently lived in a hotel room, playing his violin all day. He was a quiet man ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-05-03 17:34 |
| #7 Sling blade. Uh-hem... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-03 11:25 |
| #6 I never let a day go by without declaring jihad on a coworker. Keeps them on their toes. JIHAD!!! JIHAD ON YOU! |
| Posted by: BH 2005-05-03 10:28 |
| #5 Hands off me Vegemite, mate. |
| Posted by: Patrick Gerard Burke 2005-05-03 09:57 |
| #4 actually it's: ''Dirka dirka jihad jihad'' May 17th Team America on DVD |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-03 09:50 |
| #3 I suspect it's what we'd call a weed-chopper.... Nope: here's a page with one. Nasty looking thing. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-05-03 09:36 |
| #2 Can someone translate from the Australian for me and tell me what a ''brush hook'' is? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-03 09:14 |
| #1 Owen has issued a videotape message declaring Legal Jihad against Patrick and has produced a fatwa from F. Lee Bailey permitting the taking of violins in collections actions on judgments. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-05-03 09:11 |