Crossbow owners across the country have been quick to ask the public not to judge them by the Crossbow Cannibal’s standards, insisting their own fascination with the medieval killing device is entirely normal.
40-year-old Stephen Griffiths was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of three women, though the effects of the trial will have wider consequences for crossbow enthusiasts everywhere.
The conviction of Stephen Griffiths has led to further calls for the ban of weapons such as the crossbow, which many claim serve little purpose in a modern civilised society, beyond the blood-lust gratification of so-called ‘game hunters’.