Man found guilty of knife assault on firefighter

Wednesday 19th March 2008, 12:00AM GMT.

A MAN who claimed that he stabbed an off-duty firefighter in self-defence has been found guilty of grave and criminal assault.

After almost three hours of deliberation, a jury yesterday convicted John Glover of the crime by a majority of 11 to one.

The 39-year-old accused had argued that he stabbed Patrick Buckley in the stomach in self-defence on 22 October. The assault happened at Glover’s flat in St John.


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