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[Date & reference] 1997-05-13 Daily Express (This is the same case as: 1997-05-20 Evening Standard) (From NACSA BOTD)
A father stabbed to death his former wifes husband in a frenzied attack after the Child Support Agency seized over half his wages, the Old Bailey heard on Monday. [R], 54, confronted [P] on the doorstep of his home hours after receiving a demand for £206 a month maintenance from his gross salary of £560. Orlando Pownall, prosecuting, said [R] pulled an eight inch knife and stabbed Mr Pigg 10 times in the head, arm and body screaming: "Die you bastard, die". Mr [P], 30, died shortly afterwards. In 1996, the CSA had asked [R] for £13 a week in maintenance for his 13-year-old daughter. [R], of Hampton, Middlesex, who denies murder, then telephoned the CSA and said: "This situation could have a very, very tragic outcome." He quit his £23,000 a year job as a Heathrow Airport supervisor and later took a part-time job and sold his home for £46,000 giving his former wife half. He was £1,000 in arrears with maintenance, and had declared himself bankrupt, when he learnt that a deduction of £206 was being made from his wages. When he saw it he told a colleague. "I do not believe this  they are robbing me." [R] later told police: "The CSA said my payments had increased because I was homeless. I went to talk to Mr [P] to see if he would give me some money. He started shouting and saying terrible things about my marriage. He hit me a glancing blow. I hoped that if I poked him he would stop."
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