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| Richard Rovetto who was killed for poking his friends girl friend on facebook. |
The social media age has brought so much good to society,but there have also so been so many things that are bad that it has brought along.People have been killed,raped,found easy access to evil things like making bombs,etc,all courtesy of social media.Now the latest incident is really sad,how a man can lose his life over nothing.The man a British man was
killed by his friend for poking the accused's girl friend on facebook.
A British man has been jailed for four years after killing his friend who 'poked' his girlfriend on Facebook.Scott Humphrey repeatedly punched Richard Rovetto during a row in a cab .Humphrey, 27, angrily asked Mr Rovet
'Scott Humphrey said to Richard Rovetto, "If you're such a good friend then why did you poke my missus?"
'Richard Rovetto said he didn't know it was his girlfriend. The exchange became more heated.'
Humphrey, from Nottingham, admitted manslaughter and was jailed for four years and four months.
Judge Gregory Dickinson QC, sentencing, told him: 'When you and him went out that evening, violence and death were the furthest things from your mind.
'You didn't intend to kill him. Part of the tragedy is that it's left to chance what happens.
'There will be a fight like this somewhere tonight and the person will get up and go home and the police will never hear about it.'
Humphrey then struck 29-year-old Mr Rovetto, causing him to bleed from the nose - then delivered the fatal blow, knocking his friend to floor and causing him to bang his head on the pavement.
Father-of-one Mr Rovetto, suffered devastating head injuries and died in hospital hours later. Humphrey fled the scene but later handed himself in to police.
source Mail online uk