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Teen soldier is cleared of attempted murder


A TEENAGE soldier who embedded an Armyrissue pickaxe into his platoon leader’s head has been cleared of attempted mur­ der. But a judge a t Bristol


Crown Court warned 18- year-old Private Grant Keny­ on, of Blackburn, that he still faces a custodial sentence af te r adm ittin g a lesser charge. The victim, Clitheroe father-


of-one Lance Corporal Konrad'1 Bisping, sustained horrific, injuries that put an end to his promising Army career and left him suffering from epilepsy and agoraphobia. Kenyon had previously


pleaded guilty to causing griev­ ous bodily harm with intent, admitting that he swung the pickaxe at L/Cpl Bisping’s head, but claiming he had not intended to kill him. L/Cpl Bisping (27), whose


family lives in Henthom Close, Clitheroe, was serving in the First Battalion the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, based in Catterick, North Yorkshire, at the time of the incident.. He was leading a platoon on


an exercise on Salisbury Plain in preparation for possible war with Iraq. Kenyon, then aged 17, hurt


his ankle and began lagging behind during an attacking move. L/Cpl Bisping dropped back to remonstrate with him,


during which Kenyon claimed he was punched in the face. Fellow platoon members


told the jury that Kenyon was “snarling” with rage after the incident. Pte Daniel Stubbs told the '


court that Kenyon had blood coming from the side of his mouth and told him: “Cpl


Bisping hit me.” Pte Stubbs added: “He was


quite angry, quite mad. He was just standing there, hack­ ing the pickaxe into the floor quite aggressively. “He said: ‘He is picking on


the wrong guy - but he won’t get away with this’.” . Pte Stubbs said Kenyon


looked at the pickaxe and told him: “You know where this is going? I t’s going in his head.” - Shortly afterwards, as the


into his brain. He underwent emergency brain surgery at Southampton Hospital and spent five days in a critical con­ dition. He was left with “devastat­


ing injuries” including substan­ tially-reduced eyesight. He also


has a “false sixth sense” of someone always being at his shoulder. Mr Robert Davies (prosecut­


ing) told the jury: “The fact that Mr Bisping was not actu­ ally killed is down to luck and to the skill of the neurosurgeons at hospital in Southampton. “The prosecution say he


intended to kill the man he hit with the axe. If you had seen that happening what you would say is that he was trying to kill


him.” In his evidence, Kenyon told


soldiers congregated at the bottom of a hill, Kenyon crept up behind L/Cpl Bisping and swung the 3ft. long Army-issue pickaxe into his head. Eye-witness Pte Robert


Gore said of Kenyon: “He was fuming. He was pacing up and down. He was bright red and snarling. “He walked up to him (Bisp­


ing), he swung the pickaxe and struck it in his head. I heard a crack and the lance corporal dropped to his knees. “The pickaxe stuck into Bisping’s head.” The court heard th a t the


point of the pickaxe penetrated L/Cpl Bisping’s skull and was embedded an inch-andra-half


the court he did not mean to kill his platoon leader when he struck him with the four-and-a- half pound pickaxe. Asked if that had been his


intention Kenyon replied: “It didn’t enter my mind. I would­ n’t wish that on nobody. I was­ n’t thinking about the conse­ quences.” Kenyon, who has an IQ of


78, said he was upset because L/Cpl Bisping had punched him in the face after he lagged behind. He said: “Before I went over


there I felt angry that the lance corporal shouldn’t hit someone lower than him. “I just lost myself. I felt sick, I was that angry.”


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CHILDREN from St Michael and St John’s Primary School in Clitheroe shaped up with a day of musical and magical entertainment from the Lem- pen Puppet Theatre. Youngsters were amazed by the lat­


multitude of other forms depending on


how he is feeling. Commenting on the show, teacher at


est production called “The Shapechanger”, from the Skipton- based theatre group, which is an adven­ turous story about a boy who can change his shape. He becomes a mouse when he is scared, a lion when he is angry and a


the school, Mrs Kate Monagham explained: “The kids absolutely enjoyed the performances. “We had one show for the infants and


one for the juniors and children had a chance to take part as well.” Our picture shows pupils Matthew


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L/CPL BISPING in happier times with his son, Declan, now three (s)


He said: “I couldn’t believe


I’d done it. I felt shocked. I felt it had never happened. I wish I could turn the clock back.” But the prosecutor rejected


Kenyon's claims and told the jury: “This was an intention to


kill.” Describing the weapon, he


added: “It is a vicious thing to use against somebody - point­ ed, weighted, directed at the part of the body that is least able to deal with that sort of trauma. “If you were there watching


you would only have one opin­ ion about that. You would think L/Cpl Bisping was prob­ ably dead and that the person who did that intended to kill him.” It took the jury of five men


and seven women four hours to return a majority verdict of not guilty on the attempted murder


• charge. Adjourning the case for pre­ sentence reports to be prepared


. on Kenyon, the presiding judge warned him that he faces a cus­ todial sentence.


Ex-Merchant men are given flag-fly refund after protests at bill


COSTS laid at the door of the local branch of the Merchant NaVy Association to pay for its flag to be flown on Clitheroe Castle have


agreed not to charge the association to hoist the Red Ensign on Septem­ ber 3rd, Merchant Navy Day, after protests were made about the matter' to Clitheroe Town Council and MP ■Nigel Evans.


been refunded. Ribble Valley Borough Council has


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had asked for a payment of £32 for the association to fly the flag on the day set aside to remember those who died in the Second World War Association secretary Mr Ernest


Sharrock wrote to Coun. Joan Knight complaining that the situa­ tion was “shameful” and “ignoble”. He said: “As far as we know - and


our association has branches throughout the country - Clitheroe is the only council that makes such a charge to honour the dead.” On hearing the news th a t the


charges would be waived in the future and three years worth of charges refunded, Mr Sharrock commented: “This is a good result and we are very pleased about the whole thing. “We were quite certain if the coun­


cillors knew what was going on they would be absolutely appalled." Despite the fact that the Merchant


Fair will make life a little happier


THE RSPCA Christmas fair on Sun­ day will be making a difference to the lives of many different animals this year. Held at the RSPCA animal centre in


Altham, near Accrington, the event will have a variety of attractions including tombola, cakes, bric-a-brac and a games and quiz stall. Visitors can see the animals which are


looking for new homes and win a prize by entering the Bonniest Dog photo competition. And children get a chance to meet


Father Christmas in his grotto. The admission fee is 50p for adults


and 30p for children, and all proceeds will go towards helping care for the many lost and abandoned animals housed at the centre.


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Navy Association will no longer have to pay to have its flag flown Clitheroe Town Council will still have to meet charges imposed by the borough council for flying tile Union Flag on Mayor’s Day and Civic Sun­ day.


For these two events the-town '


council was charged £118.62. Ibalso had to pay £57.10 for flying the town- flag at the Last Night of the Proms Concert,


Town council clerk John Wells told . I! . -;i -:


the Clitheroe Advertiser and Mines: “The town council relucbqntly accepts the situation.”


^ He added th a t members were


pleased that the Merchant Navy Association had been refunded the money it had already paid out to the council. John Heap, director of commercial


services at Ribble Valley Borough Council, said that individual organi­ sations would be treated on their merits. He commented that no other organisations currently requested for flags to be flown. Mr Heap confirmed the town


council would still have to pay for flags to be flown. “We have to pay for flags to be put


up and taken down again. I t ’s the taxpayers who are incurring the costs on behalf of external organisations,” he added.


OAP on sex charges


A CLITHEROE pen­ sioner accused of a string of child sex offences appeared for a prelimi­ nary hearing at Burnley Crown Court.


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Bridges (68), of Cross Street, was bailed until a plea and directions hear­ ing on January 30th. The defendant, who is


charged with 21 indecen­ cy offences, was told by Judge Stuart Brown he must not contact witness­ es and not have any unsu­ pervised contact with any child under 16.


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‘Rude’ interruption leads to court case


A CLITHEROE man felt he had been rudely interrupted by a police officer who burst into the bathroom while he was sitting on the toi­ let.


But Liam Cassidy accepted, when he ,


appeared before Blackburn magistrates, that he had over-reacted in a way that eventually led to his arrest. '. • , Cassidy (30), of Whalley Road, admitted a


breach of the peace. He was bound over in the sum of £50 to keep the peace for six months. A charge of being drunk and disorderly was


withdrawn. Phillipa White (prosecuting) said police


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officer’s behaviour was questionable, but his client accepted that he reacted incorrectly. “He and his partner, who was the lady in


the ambulance, had suffered a recent, tragic bereavement and he had been drinking on the day of this incident,” said Mr Tindall.


Exposure to asbestos


A FORMER power station worker died as a result of exposure to asbestos. An inquest heard that John Thomas Moy-


lan (67), of Candlemakers Court, Clitheroe, worked for the Central Electricity Generating Board at several power stations following National Service. His cleaning and lagging duties regularly


exposed him to asbestos. The medical cause of death was given as a


malignant measothelioma, and coroner Mr Michael Singleton recorded a verdict of death as a result of industrial disease.


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