Did London town councillors decide to demolish the home of Mr Osborn-Brooks, a 78-year old man who killed a burglar in his house, in order to erect a memorial garden for the burglar he killed, Henry Vincent? No, that's just a fake story from a satire website that uses this false narrative to comment on current events.
It was published by the Rochdale Herald on April 13, 2018 under the headline "Council demolish victim's home to erect memorial garden for dead burglar - The Rochdale Herald" (archived here) which opened:
In a surprise move today London councillors have confirmed plans to demolish the home of 78 year old Mr Osborn-Brooks and in its place start construction of a memorial garden to the dead burglar, Henry Vincent.
The initial plans feature a statue of Mr Vincent complete with 'swag bag' over his shoulder, a screwdriver clasped in his right hand along with a small water feature, fairy lights and a bench.
Whilst local residents are up in arms over the plans, friends of the career burglar say it's what he would have wanted and will be a fitting way to remember a man who died doing what he loved, stealing from vulnerable pensioners.
The story vaguely resembled a real news article when viewed on social media:
Council demolish victim's home to erect memorial garden for dead burglar - The Rochdale Herald
In a surprise move today London councillors have confirmed plans to demolish the home of 78 year old Mr Osborn-Brooks and in its place start construction of a memorial garden to the dead burglar Henry Vincent.
Only yesterday the Rochdale Herald pubished a different story satirizing the same events:
Fake News: Dead Burglar NOT To Get State Funeral | Lead Stories
Is a burglar who was killed on the job getting a state funeral in Rochdale, U.K.? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a satirical website commenting on recent events in the United Kingdom.
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We wrote about rochdaleherald.co.uk before, here's another article that mention the site: Fake News: Season 9 of The Walking Dead NOT To Be Filmed in Burnley Asda
