HTFP: Fugitive apologises for police stand off in newspaper comments
April 16th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Online Journalism
A man on the run, who was involved in a three hour stand off with police at house in Essex last weekend before escaping, has left an apology for his actions on the Southend Echo’s website. The paper broke the story of Mark Norton’s attempted arrest and several comments were left by the fugitive.
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