Revenge of the wolfman

FOR years, this man was taunted and teased by yobs on his Worthing estate.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Aug 2006, 15:50 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:48 BST

They branded him "wolfman," stole from his home and made his life hell.

So Paul Goldstein, described as "autistic and vulnerable", left a wine bottle on his doorstep filled with watered-down drain cleaner.

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The bottle was stolen and given to two young girls who ended-up in hospital.

This week, he appeared in court on poisoning charges. But in a victory for common sense, the judge threw out the main charge and branded his bullying tormentors as "feral".

The judge said of the nasty yobs who plagued Mr Goldstein: "It's as though two thousand years of civilisation never happened."

Read our exclusive report '“ and more of what the judge had to say '“ in this week's Herald.