Ruthless Robbers Shot Postmaster's Son Dead, Jury Told

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A SUB-POSTMASTER'S son, shot dead as he tried to defend his parents during an armed raid, was the victim of a "ruthless and determined" crime, a jury heard. Cardiff-born Craig Hodson-Walker was killed during the robbery at the post office and general store in Fairfield, Worcestershire, in January.

Opening the case at Birmingham Crown Court, prosecutor Timothy Raggatt QC said the 29-year-old, who was raised in Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, was killed in "the plainest case of concerted and ferocious violence".

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Ruthless Robbers Shot Postmaster's Son Dead, Jury Told

He told the jury: "You will probably come to the conclusion, we suggest, this was not a random crime, this was a planned crime.

"The crime was ruthlessly carried out a...

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