Burglary Turned Fatal: The death of Henry Vincent and the Richard Osborn-Brooks case

 When 78-year-old Richard Osborn-Brooks awoke to find two intruders in his South London home, he made a split-second decision that would change his life forever. One burglar fled. The other, Henry Vincent, was fatally stabbed. But what followed was almost as shocking—the pensioner’s arrest, a furious public debate over self-defence laws, and a tense standoff between Vincent’s grieving family and the local community. In this episode, we break down the crime, the legal grey areas, and the bizarre fallout—including a funeral procession showdown, a police-protected pensioner, and a heated debate over whether justice was truly served. 

Plus, Hannah relives a particularly bad pub encounter that left her fuming, and nearly finds herself setting up an IT service desk just to get the Patreon live. 

Sources used in this episode include: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5580925/Pensioner-78-stabbed-burglar-bailed.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48134851

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/02/hither-green-stabbing-of-burglar-was-lawful-killing-coroner-rules

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/richard-osborn-brooks-burglar-shrine-house-henry-vincent-london-neighbours-a8297756.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8985764/hither-green-richard-osborn-brooks-inquest/

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