Hobart man Caleb Adams will serve a prison sentence for manslaughter. The court has heard Adams was 'justifiably scared' when 34 year old Ashton Jones invaded his home, but that he had responded disproportionately to the event.
The court heard four years ago Mr Adams was 'justifiably' scared when his neighbour, Ashton Jones , broke into Mr Adams' home in an attempted robbery that resulted in Mr Jones' death.Mr Adams' lawyer said her client would carry the weight of the victim's death with him for the rest of his life.
The court heard Mr Jones had mentioned to others he would like to steal a television and other property from Mr Adams, who he mistakenly believed was not at home at the time of the attempted break in.The parents of Ashton Jones, who was 34 when he was stabbed to death by a neighbour, tell the Supreme Court in Hobart of their grief.
Acting Justice David Porter noted Adams went to bed that night feeling "extremely uncomfortable", asking his mother if he could stay with her, telling her about the broken window and that someone had urinated on his porch.The court also heard that he'd heard people taunting him that evening outside his house, one saying "it won't be long now".
He told police he had believed the intruder to be the man who had threatened to burn his house out only hours earlier.Court hears 'excessive use of force' used
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