Mark Roydan? tried to break the glass at the Salisbury Cathedral today, but was thwarted by thick glass and apprehended just outside the cathedral. I can’t believe how brazen these thiefs are becoming! So glad he got caught!
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Wow, thank goodness that he failed. Was the culprit mentally ill or just a criminal?
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Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
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Incident took place in Oct 2018
He is just now being convicted and awaiting sentencing
Posted by
Colorado Mountains, USA
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Hope they throw the magna book at him.
Posted by
Hampshire, England.
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"Mark Roydan? tried to break the glass at the Salisbury Cathedral today,"
It happened a year and a half ago.
Posted by
Hampshire, England.
1075 posts
"Hope they throw the magna book at him."
I would say that was a joke!!
As far as getting the help he needs, from the BBC report: "He had 23 previous convictions covering 51 offences, including theft and criminal damage, the court heard." I doubt it very much.
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Green Bay
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"Custodial sentence" sounds like it could be locked up in psychiatric institution. I am not up on British legalese.
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London, United Kingdom
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Reports suggest that his motivation may have been rooted in "freeman on the land" conspiracy theory (think US "sovereign citizens", but even wilder).