The remaining burglar who was shot by Tony Martin broke his silence after 25 years to reveal that he has 'no anger' opposite the farmer who killed a teenager when he opened fire in his remote house.
Brendon Fearon, then 29, broke in 1999 in Mr Martin's house in Norfolk with colleague -burglar Fred Barras, 16, who was shot by the farmer.
In a case that divided the nation, Mr Martin was imprisoned for murder in 2000, but released three years later after the conviction had been reduced to manslaughter.
After the death of Mr Martin is 80 years old this month at the age of 80, Mr Fearon, now 54, finally broke his silence about the test and said that the farmer probably suffered as much in his life as I have 'Since then.
Mr. Fearon, who was still 'terrible pain' because of the wounds he had contracted on his legs, said to the mirror: 'Life has not been nice to me, but it was much cruel for little Fred, who lost his life and his family.
'But I have never felt any bitterness or hostility towards that farmer. He did what he had to do to protect himself and his house. '
He added: “I am not saying that he should have shot someone – that is wrong – but he felt persisted by us and we should not have been there.”
After the shooting, Mr Fearon underwent a constructive operation to repair one leg, while the other is said to still contain a hole.
Brendon Fearon (photo) broke in 1999 in a farmer Norfolk -Huis with colleague -Breker Fred Barras, 16
Tony Martin outside his farm Bleak House, Emnh Hongate, Norfolk, shortly after his release from prison in August 2003
Mr. Martin shot the dead burglar Fred Barras (photo), 16, in his Farm Bleak House in Emnh Hungate near Emnh, Norfolk, in 1999
Mr Martin's death was confirmed this month by a family friend, who said he died after having had a stroke a few months ago.
Friend Malcolm Starr said that the pensioner 'deserves a light on him', adding that he initially found him 'very eccentric'.
He said: “I think his honesty took care of him because he couldn't lie.
'Because if you go in that situation, you do everything to get out and say, this happened and they attacked me or something.
“But what I say is that he is really a whole hetero man from that point of view.”
Mr. Starr, who dealt with Mr Martin's relationships with the media, added: 'I still claim, how do you know how someone would respond until you were confronted with it?
“I don't think you can predict how you would act if someone got into your property.”
Starr said that his friend tried to 'continue as normal' after his release from prison.
“He tried to continue as normal, regardless of the normal wax for Tony. I think most of the farm, he has assumed, “he said.
During his trial, prosecutors claimed that Martin had brushed his house and had armed himself with an illegal weapon
“He didn't do much of it himself, but he just enjoyed meeting people.”
Martin was convicted of killing Mr Barras in 2000, but the case again made the headlines only a year later when the judgment on appeal was destroyed. After this, Mr Martin was sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter.
The retired person inherited the £ 3 million gloomy home farm in Emnh Hungate, Norfolk, at the death of Aunt 40 years ago.
Mr Barras and Mr. Fearon fell over the ownership of Mr Martin on August 20, 1999, with the couple traveling from Newark, Nottinghamshire.
But when hearing the burglary, Mr. Martin came down from a bedroom upstairs and opened the fire with a pump-action shotgun.
After the shooting, an injured Mr. Fearon crawled to a nearby house for help.
Mr. Barras was found dead in the bush around the ownership of Mr. Martin – where the farmer stored antiques the next day.
When he was asked after his release from prison, Mr Martin always stated that those who burgled in the property of other people earned everything they received.
