Thieves still targeting Tony Martin's farm after his death

Police have confirmed they have been called to two incidents at the home of the controversial farmer near Wisbech since he died in February at the age of 80.

A spokesman for the Norfolk force said: "Police received a report of burglary in Emneth Hungate on March 10, 2025.

"The incident is believed to have happened between February 11, 2025 and March 8, 2025 when an unknown suspect has vandalised a white Range Rover and stolen parts of the vehicle.

Tony Martin's funeral was held at Mintlyn Crematorium, near King's Lynn on February 25 (Image: Chris Bishop) "All lines of enquiry have been exhausted and the case has been closed."

They added police were called on April 20 to reports a building had been damaged and a group were trespassing on the site.

Officers spoke to a group of men in their 40s but no further action was taken.

Fred Barras, who died in the Bleak House shootings (Image: PA) Mr Martin was jailed for shooting dead a 16-year-old burglar and seriously wounding his accomplice with an unlicensed shotgun after they broke into his home at Emneth Hungate, near Wisbech, in August 1999.

He was originally sentenced to life after a jury at Norwich Crown Court found him guilty of murdering Fred Barras and wounding his accomplice Brendon Fearon, then 29, the following year.

But the murder conviction was later reduced to manslaughter on appeal and he was freed to return to his farm in 2003.

Tony Martin's farmhouse has been boarded up since the shootings (Image: Matthew Usher) The case sparked a national outcry, along with a debate over how much force homeowners could use to protect their properties.

It is not yet known what will happen to the dilapidated farm, named Bleak House, where the shootings happened.

In his later years Mr Martin said he had left the property to someone but declined to say who.

While Mr Martin never went back inside the farmhouse after he was released from prison, the rundown building has been targeted by so-called urban explorers who have gone inside and filmed it.