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Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Scot Gets Life for Murdering Pole
7th December 200700:00
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Glasgow resident Thomas Blue was found guilty of the murder of 24-year-old Pole Adam Michalski and sentenced to life in prison by a court in Wales on Dec. 4. The jury took less than four hours to find that Blue, 25, was guided by national bigotry in stabbing his victim.
Officiating judge John Rodgers said he would recommend to the parole board that Blue serve at least 17 years due to the hate-crime nature of the murder.
“He left a small town in Poland to come and work with other young Polish people,” he said of the victim, adding that even the ha ...
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