Bodybuilder convicted of nightclub murder of Eastbourne teenager (From The Argus)
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Bodybuilder convicted of nightclub murder of Eastbourne teenager
2:49pm Tuesday 26th January 2010 in News By Alison Cridland
A bodybuilder who killed a teenager he believed was chatting up his girlfriend at a nightclub has been convicted of murder.
Nicholas Sitko, 24, broke down in tears when the jury announced its verdict after a trial at Lewes Crown Court.
He admitted manslaughter but denied murder.
Sitko had drunk seven pints and two sambucas before he violently attacked Ben Lund, 19 at the Funktion Rooms in Eastbourne last July.
The court heard how Lund lay in a pool of blood after being headbutted and repeatedly punched.
Mr Lund, a window cleaner of York Road, Eastbourne, was described in court as a happy man liked by everyone.
There were emotional scenes in the court room, which was packed with relatives and friends of the two men, when the verdict was returned.
Sitko, who faces a mandatory life sentence, will be sentenced on Friday.
Comments(40)
Big Nasty
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6:06pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Gaz the great
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6:39pm Tue 26 Jan 10
TheInsider
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7:41pm Tue 26 Jan 10
another village idiot
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7:47pm Tue 26 Jan 10
bibble
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7:53pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Gaz the great wrote:It depends on which criminals. If the truth-ignoring politicians would make drugs legal again, the prisons would have more space for real criminals like this murderer.
A sad loss to the victims family-Can we hope for a sentence that fits the crime, for once. No, i doubt it. The quicker the justice systems realises the reason for prison over-crowding is the stupidly light sentences that criminals receive, the better for everybody else. The sentence must fit the crime, end of story!
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I get fed up reading about small time drug "pushers" being sent to prison, with a flee in their ear from some holier-than-thou judge telling them that they have "ruined lives".
Forbes Coleman
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7:58pm Tue 26 Jan 10
bibble wrote:this is not story about your issues with the government, police or drug dealers.
Gaz the great wrote:It depends on which criminals. If the truth-ignoring politicians would make drugs legal again, the prisons would have more space for real criminals like this murderer.
A sad loss to the victims family-Can we hope for a sentence that fits the crime, for once. No, i doubt it. The quicker the justice systems realises the reason for prison over-crowding is the stupidly light sentences that criminals receive, the better for everybody else. The sentence must fit the crime, end of story!
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I get fed up reading about small time drug "pushers" being sent to prison, with a flee in their ear from some holier-than-thou judge telling them that they have "ruined lives".
this is a story about a kid who lost his life to a thug.
now shut up, bibble. you're a complete moron and it's time you grew the hell up.
simon195
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8:18pm Tue 26 Jan 10
bosshog
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9:20pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Christophe Hawtree
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9:25pm Tue 26 Jan 10
How can a relationship be meaningful if it precludes talking with others? Ipso facto, it is not a relationship, it is a prison.
So saying, the disgusting Mr Sitko can reflect upon this while spending however many years he will now have in such a place in his own company.
He has robbed somebody of the joy of waking up to each dawn's possibilities. He should think of that whenever he gets a glimpse of the Sun. He should look up at that sky and think of the human frame he has caused to moulder in the ground, of what is happening to it from moment to moment. That is what he did. He stopped a life.
Rocker
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9:37pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Terrible situation. Hope the neanderthal gets twenty plus.
bibble
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9:41pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Forbes Coleman wrote:When were you appointed to be forum policeman?
bibble wrote:this is not story about your issues with the government, police or drug dealers. this is a story about a kid who lost his life to a thug. now shut up, bibble. you're a complete moron and it's time you grew the hell up.Gaz the great wrote: A sad loss to the victims family-Can we hope for a sentence that fits the crime, for once. No, i doubt it. The quicker the justice systems realises the reason for prison over-crowding is the stupidly light sentences that criminals receive, the better for everybody else. The sentence must fit the crime, end of story!It depends on which criminals. If the truth-ignoring politicians would make drugs legal again, the prisons would have more space for real criminals like this murderer. . I get fed up reading about small time drug "pushers" being sent to prison, with a flee in their ear from some holier-than-thou judge telling them that they have "ruined lives".
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If you don't like my comments, too bad. Don't read them. If the prisons were not so full of small-time drug dealers, there would be more space to keep dangerous killers inside for longer. I had to point that out to you as you are obviously too stupid to understand it otherwise.
bibble
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9:44pm Tue 26 Jan 10
simon195 wrote:He'll be out in about 10 years, and maybe sooner. Prisons cost a lot of money to run, and they are mostly full of very small time crooks. The sentencing "policy" means that non-violent offenders often serve a considerable length of time in prison compared with actually violent and dangerous people like this man.
there can only be one sentance here. and thats life with no parole, that way it sends a clear precise message to any other thugs out there who fancy acting the big i am, and picking on someone smaller and defenceless,,, i mean put it this way, would the so called body builder have picked on someone as big as jeff capes, no he would nt ..that makes him a bully and a coward,, rot in your cell mate !!!
bosshog
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9:45pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Nyberg
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9:49pm Tue 26 Jan 10
I don't like your comments either so do as Mr Coleman suggests and shut the **** up.
bibble
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9:53pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Nyberg wrote:No you are not. If you don't like my comments, too bad.
Bibble, I am the forum policeman, all the way from Ystad. I don't like your comments either so do as Mr Coleman suggests and shut the **** up.
TheInsider
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10:02pm Tue 26 Jan 10
This explains why he makes me feel depressed. Tired, slow and maudlin, living thier lives through books from their armchairs and places they once went before they had the life force sucked from them.
Inhale some more please. It might calm you down.
You suck the life out of the world.
icansee
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10:11pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Nyberg
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10:20pm Tue 26 Jan 10
bibble wrote:oh yes I am..!!
Nyberg wrote:No you are not. If you don't like my comments, too bad.
Bibble, I am the forum policeman, all the way from Ystad. I don't like your comments either so do as Mr Coleman suggests and shut the **** up.
You really are the most humourless life form in the universe, and I can't imagine you have any friends at all... as Insider says, you suck the life out of everything.
glenns
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10:43pm Tue 26 Jan 10
bibble
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11:45pm Tue 26 Jan 10
TheInsider wrote:The word you are looking for is re-legalisation. They used to be legal and there was very little drugs-related crime. Churchill took cocaine pills when he had a sore throat. It didn't do him any harm.
Clearly bibble likes drugs and hence his continued demands for their legalisation. This explains why he makes me feel depressed. Tired, slow and maudlin, living thier lives through books from their armchairs and places they once went before they had the life force sucked from them. Inhale some more please. It might calm you down. You suck the life out of the world.
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It is people like you, with their brains sucked out by stupidity, who are responsible for the growth in crime since drugs were made illegal.
bibble
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11:47pm Tue 26 Jan 10
Nyberg wrote:No, you really are not. You are deluded, however, thinking that you are. Have you tried seeing a psychiatrist? You should do.
bibble wrote:oh yes I am..!! You really are the most humourless life form in the universe, and I can't imagine you have any friends at all... as Insider says, you suck the life out of everything.Nyberg wrote: Bibble, I am the forum policeman, all the way from Ystad. I don't like your comments either so do as Mr Coleman suggests and shut the **** up.No you are not. If you don't like my comments, too bad.
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I have enough friends. You'd never make the list as you are far too arrogant.
bibble
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11:50pm Tue 26 Jan 10
glenns wrote:I think we know his type. He worked out a bit, got some muscles and thought that made him a hard man. Nothing special.
This guy is a complete £#£$bag and deservs to be locked up or shot but please dont call him a bodybuilder, he's cleary not, has never compeated and frankly looks like any other 24year old yob. by calling him a bodybuilder you are demeaning some very hard working athelats and attempting to link disgraceful behaviour to large muscular guys.
bosshog
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6:53am Wed 27 Jan 10
Turing Test
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7:29am Wed 27 Jan 10
Forbes Coleman wrote:This is a very sad story.
bibble wrote:this is not story about your issues with the government, police or drug dealers.
Gaz the great wrote:It depends on which criminals. If the truth-ignoring politicians would make drugs legal again, the prisons would have more space for real criminals like this murderer.
A sad loss to the victims family-Can we hope for a sentence that fits the crime, for once. No, i doubt it. The quicker the justice systems realises the reason for prison over-crowding is the stupidly light sentences that criminals receive, the better for everybody else. The sentence must fit the crime, end of story!
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I get fed up reading about small time drug "pushers" being sent to prison, with a flee in their ear from some holier-than-thou judge telling them that they have "ruined lives".
this is a story about a kid who lost his life to a thug.
now shut up, bibble. you're a complete moron and it's time you grew the hell up.
Forbes: You're the one who started flinging insults on this comment thread and as much as you may object to bibble's remarks the childish behaviour clearly began on this occasion with you.
Congratulations.
paraffin
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7:35am Wed 27 Jan 10
Big Nasty
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8:31am Wed 27 Jan 10
paraffin wrote:You obviously know nothing about steroids, if you use steroids and don't do the training you will just get fat, they aren't the magic people think they are, however I think 15 years ain't long enough, he should be inside till he's dead.
Steroid Rage? Where does the story mention steroids? Get a life, besides he looks nothing like someone that uses steroids from the pictures i have seen on this website...tragedy that some young guy has been killed for talking to a girl....hope he gets 15 years plus...
Nyberg
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8:42am Wed 27 Jan 10
bibble wrote:Sense of humour?
Nyberg wrote:No, you really are not. You are deluded, however, thinking that you are. Have you tried seeing a psychiatrist? You should do.
bibble wrote:oh yes I am..!! You really are the most humourless life form in the universe, and I can't imagine you have any friends at all... as Insider says, you suck the life out of everything.Nyberg wrote: Bibble, I am the forum policeman, all the way from Ystad. I don't like your comments either so do as Mr Coleman suggests and shut the **** up.No you are not. If you don't like my comments, too bad.
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I have enough friends. You'd never make the list as you are far too arrogant.
Absolutely none..... ever. Bibbleworld must be like an Ingmar Bergman film..
remy heath
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10:19am Wed 27 Jan 10
Made In Sussex
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10:53am Wed 27 Jan 10
SmileyG
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11:26am Wed 27 Jan 10
Bailed
A 23-YEAR-OLD who is alleged to have headbutted a man will have his case heard at crown court.
Nicholas Sitko, of Mendip Avenue, is claimed to have committed the offence after a group of people were asked to leave the wine bar Slaters in Bolton Road.
He is alleged to have headbutted a man and punched people in his vicinity, leading to him being charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He has pleaded not guilty to both charges and elected to have his trial heard at crown court.
The next hearing will take place on May 7.
Sitko received unconditional bail
Lucky7
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11:40am Wed 27 Jan 10
Randsta
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1:12pm Wed 27 Jan 10
D Merrett
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1:54pm Wed 27 Jan 10
Floridagirl
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12:12am Thu 28 Jan 10
jackp
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10:52pm Thu 28 Jan 10
It's hardly as if prisons are the ultimate solution to crime, the reoffending rate will show you that, but a custodial sentence is needed for someone who is liable to murder when drunk, if only to keep them away from the population.
bosshog - all reference to him I have come across has been as a 'bodybuilder', maybe to seem his sentence seem deserved to the uninformed masses?
D Merrett
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9:53am Sat 30 Jan 10
Gaz the great
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3:04pm Sat 30 Jan 10
D Merrett wrote:To view other peoples comments objectively is obviously difficult for a few of the Argus bloggers. I enjoy reading others view points on the news items & may not always agree with all of the other commenters, but everybody has a right to their opinions, as you quite rightly point out. If people are happy to spend hours slagging each other off then who am i to disagree. Rather be engaged doing something else though.
It is a great shame that we do not stick to the subject rather than turn on other people who dare to comment. Seems to me it makes you all as bad as the defendent in the case.
jon s
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1:59am Sun 31 Jan 10
Big Nasty wrote:"if you use steroids and don't do the training you will just get fat",eh?I thought you were a hot shot black belt in origami/bouncer **** "tuff" guy?Steroids make you fat if you don't train,eh?That's like saying if you don't take sulphate,you'll put on weight.
paraffin wrote: Steroid Rage? Where does the story mention steroids? Get a life, besides he looks nothing like someone that uses steroids from the pictures i have seen on this website...tragedy that some young guy has been killed for talking to a girl....hope he gets 15 years plus...You obviously know nothing about steroids, if you use steroids and don't do the training you will just get fat, they aren't the magic people think they are, however I think 15 years ain't long enough, he should be inside till he's dead.
AbleJo
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9:37pm Sun 31 Jan 10
simon195 says...
5:32pm Tue 26 Jan 10