Can Arslan, 52, killed Matthew Boorman, a father of three, and seriously injured his wife, Sarah Boorman, as she tried to fight him before forcing him into another neighbor Peter Peterden’s house and stabbing him eight times. times. The Bristol Crown Court heard that there was a “long-running” dispute between Arslan and his neighbors, with small parking lots and a scratch on a car, which escalated to the point where Arslan was evicted and repeatedly threatened to or he will kill those who lived near him. Matthew Burman. Photo: Family booklet / PA Five months before the attacks, which took place last October, Sarah Boorman had made a statement to the police stating the threats they had received from the accused. He said they were worried they might be killed or that someone was going to be seriously injured very soon. Arslan counterattacked, accusing the Boormans of racist abuse. The day before the attack, a police officer had called Arslan about the complaint he had made and the accused had told him he would kill Boorman. Arslan has admitted to causing serious bodily harm to Sarah Boorman, who suffered a deep stab wound to the thigh, and the attempted murder of Marsden and affray, but denies the murder. On the first day of his trial, prosecuting Kate Brunner QC told jurors there was no doubt Arslan had killed Boorman, 43, telling them that what they had to decide was whether it was murder or homicide due to reduced liability. He said there had been a long-running dispute between Arslan and his neighbors in the village of Walton Cardiff, near Tuxsbury, and that they were trying to evict him. Burman had just parked outside his home at about 5:20 p.m. on October 5, after returning from work, and was still on a video conference when Arslan stabbed him. Colleagues on the video conference heard Bormann shout, “What the hell are you doing?” and Arslan replies: “Fuck you want it?” in a “provocative” tone. Bruner said: “The accused looked calm, smiling as if he was having fun with what he was doing.” After leaving Boorman dead or dying on the grass in front of him, Arslan was forced into Marsden’s kitchen, where he was sitting with his wife. Marsden managed to catch Arslan out of the property and lock the door, although he suffered eight serious stab wounds. A psychiatric evaluation found Arslan awake and had no psychotic symptoms, the prosecution said, but the court was informed that the defense would argue that he was on the receiving end of a psychiatric disorder. The trial continues.
