Cash sent to Bulgaria to take Shields home.A LIVERPOOL football fan, jailed after he was convicted of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. in Bulgaria, could be home by mid-August. Campaigners transferred pounds 26,000 to the Bulgarian authorities to secure Michael Shields' transfer to a UK prison. The figure was yesterday confirmed by the Foreign Office which is speaking to its Eastern European counterparts to bring him back. The 19-year-old from Wavertree was jailed for 15 years after a Bulgarian court convicted him of attempted murder following an attack on waiter Martin Georgiev last May. He has always maintained his innocence and his cause is being championed by campaigners including the Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Reverend Right Reverend Adjective a title of respect for a bishop James Jones James Jones is the name of:
Anfield electrician Graham Sankey confessed to the attack, but judges refused to consider his statement and he later retracted it. Now the Shields family has been told it could take between three weeks and three months for him to return to this country to serve his 10-year sentence. Further instalments of pounds 8,000 must be transferred every month until the fine, believed to now stand at pounds 80,000 to pounds 90,000 including interest, is completely paid off. Labour leader Cllr Joe Anderson
Joe Anderson (born c. 1981) is a British actor. He attented Richmond upon Thames College and later the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. , heading the Free Michael Shields campaign, visited Lloyds Bank on Castle Street on Monday to send the down payment. He said: "It's been essential that we establish the details of what is needed to get Michael back to this country. I want official confirmation of the exact conditions so they stick to that agreement." At an appeal hearing earlier this year the court cut Shields' sentence to 10 years but ordered him to pay pounds 70,000 in fines and compensation, which has been accruing interest ever since. Developments have quickly progressed since the family met Europe minister Geoff Hoon hoon Austral & NZ slang Noun a loutish youth who drives irresponsibly Verb to drive irresponsibly at Westminster last week. The former defence secretary has been in contact with the Bulgarian authorities. Today Michael's father, Michael Snr, said: "We're delighted to be sending over the money that could get my son home to Britain. "That could happen in as little as three weeks and we are praying it can happen that soon as 14 months has been a lifetime. The monthly payments of pounds 8,000 are a lot, but with the campaign set to kick off again we think it can be achieved." CAPTION(S): Michael Shields in his cell |
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