and the other an independent review. bristol crown court was packed today for the sentencing with matthew s family and friends paying tribute to a wonderful man. it was a waste of a life. wonderful family guy, very kind, considerate, great friend. in an emotional impact statement read in court today, sarah described her loving husband, she said, matt was a fantastic father. our children knew only love and care. my wonderful kind husband will never see his children grow up, never see them get married, and what i and my 12 year old son witnessed that date will haunt us forever. 52 year old yan arslan was today sentenced to life in prison. he will serve a minimum of 38 years behind bars. charlotte callan, bbc points west.
try and kill another neighbour. a row over a small car accident has collated. yan arslan told police he would kill them and he did. on 28 september last year, he lay in wait for matthew to return home from work and stabbed him 37 times. this is arslan confessing to what he has done when arrested. not only did he kill matthew, but he attacked sarah, his wife, with the knife. he attacked the residents that tried to intervene. since then he has shown no remorse, continues to make to people in prison, and i think the sentence should hopefully reflect that. sarah says she won t speak her husband s killer s name, simply referring to him as the monster next door . matthew s murder is subject to two reviews, one by the police watchdog
harassment. on the 21st of april 2021 he threatens to commit a massacre and on the 22nd of april, a community protection notice was served on him and on the 11th of may, yan arslan was arrested again for harassment and on the 22nd of june an injunction was issued by tewkesbury borough council. he flew abroad to avoid being served a notice. on the 23rd of september, the injunction was finally issued. he breaks it soon after. with so many threats made, could moore have been done to stop the killing? for the police, it is time for reflection. the police, it is time for reflection. ., , ., ., reflection. anti-social behaviour can if it is reflection. anti-social behaviour can if it is left reflection. anti-social behaviour can if it is left become reflection. anti-social behaviour can if it is left become really - can if it is left become really persistent and nasty and you can get lots of persistent and nasty and you can get lots of grudges and sadly in cases like this lots of
eventually she said it was very nice, very green. hundreds of people could be lying dead under the rubble, say the police. once the heavy lifting gear arrives, they ll know more. jeremy bowen, bbc news, borodyanka. now it s time to get all the news from across the uk. the family of a gloucestershire man who was stabbed to death by his neighbour, have described the police response as toothless and ineffective . yesterday, yan arslan was found guilty of killing matthew boorman, following a long running dispute. mr boorman s family say multiple agencies were warned for years about the threat arslan posed, not only to matthew, but to many other neighbours. charlotte callen reports.