Michael Lambs Defence Speech Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury I am here today to prove that Brother Michael Lamb has been unjustified

Michael Lambs Defence Speech

Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury I am here today to prove that Brother Michael Lamb has been unjustified. I do admit that he should be questioned but for a lesser matter of manslaughter rather than the murder of Own Kane.

We have today a case of a young child who had no one who cared for him. He suffered a life of misery. Would you like to see a child suffer so much, their childhood to be ruined? I think not. So did Michael Lamb, he wanted to help Owen. He became a friend to Owen like no one had before.

To begin with I will talk about the background to Owen Kane. He was born in a large estate on the east side of Dublin City, it was rough for Owen. Owen suffered a lot there, thinking that he had to run away. He was the youngest of a family of five boys. Could you imagine having four older brothers with two of them in jail having never seen one of them. His father never was around but when he was Owen wished he wasn’t. When he came home he hurt Owen and treats him like he was a stray cat. Owen said that his father would call him a ‘pissin cissy’; this would be the father’s mode of address to Owen. But Own did mention one person who comforted Owen and that was his grandmother. She would give him give him some money the odd time. They were quite close. When Owen went to her house she would let him sleep beside her. Now I will like to tell you about the childhood to Brother Michael Lamb which quite the opposite to Owens.

Michael received a happy childhood in Ballycastle; he was an only child who lived with his mother and father. He is now alone, unfortunately as they both have passed away. He grew up on a farm just outside Ballycastle. Michael parents were strong Catholics; this is shown as Brother Michael Lamb joined the brotherhood. Michael often says that his time in Ballycastle with his parents was the happiest 16 years of his life.

Michael looked up to his father. Michael thought that his father was king of the world. This is what Michael wanted to be like for Owen, to ...

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Michael looked up to his father. Michael thought that his father was king of the world. This is what Michael wanted to be like for Owen, to be like the father he should have had. One who cares and looks after their son. Michael had many good times with his father, going on fishing trips and going down to Dublin to see a match. Michael’s father was a real man, who showed loved and respect. Brother Lamb called him the perfect father. This is what Michael wanted to be to Owen.

Brother Lamb showed Owen Kane a good life, by taking him on holidays showing what life should be for a young child, for them to enjoy themselves. If Michael didn’t take Owen out of the school what would have happened Owen. Would he have gone back to the slums of Dublin to live with his mother, he would probably have ended up having a life of crime living on the streets, drinking, stealing, taking drugs and dying young due to his epilepsy. His family certainly wasn’t a good influence with two of his brothers in jail and one in the army and one in the navy, and his father having abandoned them. Even in the home Owen had no friends because he was the youngest. He was bullied and called "KANE THE STAIN" because he wet the bed. He was picked on by Benedict, who often abused the children for no reason, but Benedict isn't on trial today, we'll save that story for another day. I ask you ladies and gentlemen of the jury, what would you gentlemen of the jury, what would you choose? To die young but to have been loved and been treated well or to live a life of crime and probably end up dying due to epilepsy.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury let me stress that I am not here today to try and excuse Michael of these crimes. Michael was wrong to take Owen but he did do it for the right reason, to give Owen a chance in life, to be loved.

You can clearly see the difference between the backgrounds of their childhoods, Owen living in the slums of Dublin with no one to love him and Brother Lamb who lived in a farm in Ballycastle with two fantastic parents. As I have said before, Jury, Brother Lamb just wanted to give Owen Kane the childhood that he remembered as a child growing up.

I leave you ladies and gentlemen of the jury with this, do you want to ruin a man’s life for loving someone. I think not, I believe if you were in Michael’s shoes you would do the same thing.

Thank you.