Pair jailed over fellow burglar’s death in Tuxford mobile home raid

Two burglars who broke into a mobile home during a botched raid that saw an accomplice killed have been jailed.

Taylor Green, 22, died from stab wounds inflicted by the owner of the static caravan on 25 February 2025 near Lodge Lane Industrial Estate in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, after Green and three others broke in brandishing weapons.

Prosecutors previously told Nottingham Crown Court that David McCandless and Mason Meanwell had planned and carried out a violent burglary, creating a situation in which Green was stabbed as the householder defended himself in a legally justified way.

McCandless, 44, and Meanwell, 25, were each jailed for 12 years and six months at the same court on Friday.

The trial had heard the four men – Green, McCandless, Meanwell and another who has not been identified – broke into the mobile home while brandishing weapons.

After they had “smashed” through the front door, the men were heard shouting “chop him, chop him, get the money” as they stormed into the bedroom.

Ethan Arnold and his partner had been in bed at the time, and he took a knife to defend himself before confronting the intruders.

Green was fatally stabbed by the occupant during a violent confrontation that the court heard lasted about two minutes.