Convicted killer Tony Martin, who shot dead a teenage intruder in his home in 1999, has died at the age of 80, a family friend has said.

Martin died aged 80 today - 25 years after he was initially imprisoned for the killing of Fred Barras and injuring of Brendan Fearon at his Emneth Hungate farmhouse

THE convicted killer of a teenage intruder in his home has died at the age of 80, a family friend has said. Tony Martin shot a 16-year-old at his Norfolk farmhouse in 1999. The following year,

Tony Martin - a farmer who shot dead a teenage burglar at his home - has died, a family friend has said.Mr Martin sparked a national debate after he shot and killed 16-year-old Fred Barras on his remote Norfolk farm in 1999.

A farmer who shot dead a teenage intruder and was found guilty of murder “never recovered” from the impact of the killing, a close friend has said.

Tony Martin was jailed in 2000 for the boy's murder but was released three years later after the conviction was reduced to manslaughter

Farmer Tony Martin, who shot dead a burglar in 1999, has died aged 80, his friend has said. Martin was initially convicted of murdering 16-year-old Fred Barras but this was reduced to manslaughter on appeal.

Tony Martin, who has died aged 80, was sentenced to life in prison in 2000 for the murder of a teenage criminal he caught burgling his house; the case became a cause célèbre, touching a raw nerve among Britain’s homeowners and revealing a huge gulf between public opinion and the priorities of Britain’s criminal justice system.