Killer Smiles After Father Attacks Him For Killing His Daughter

The father of a woman killed by a convicted sex offender dived across a courtroom table to attack him Thursday shortly after a judge sentenced the defendant to death for killing three people and wrapping their bodies in garbage bags.

Van Terry, the father of Shirellda Terry, had walked to the front of the courtroom to give a victim-impact statement and turned toward Michael Madison, who gave him a malicious smile. Terry lunged at Madison and was immediately swarmed by sheriff's deputies as Madison and his attorneys scrambled to get out of the way.

[casieylucy]

Imagine you raised your beloved daughter for years then a man just suddenly came and murdered your daughter within minutes, it's surely is painful.

[sachitlele]

If I was a cop there, I would've been the slowest cop you've ever seen.

[NyxMoonReads]

Look at them protecting that monster like his life matters

[BRUNETTECANARY]

I don't think it's fair that a parent can't be allowed to just give one knockout punch to the lowlife who killed their child

[I.luv.my.choppa]

They could’ve let him get in a few punches before restraining him.

[nazur]

His daughter had just turned 18 and was working at an elementary school. Imagine raising a daughter and right when she turns 18 some random freak tortures, mutilates, and kills her. That's got to be the most depressing thing ever.

[ouroborosbond]

Why not let the father beat him if you’re sentencing him to death anyway? No beating will be worse than losing a child, this man had a chance to release some of his emotion and you stopped him, imagine having to go home with that still inside you, it should be a crime to not allow this father revenge!

[breprince]

We live in a society when a criminal is more protected than the victim

[hxneybee]

The father got more of a sentence than the murderer, he lost his child.

[gj]

That Dad's leap is pumped with never ending love for his 18 year old daughter that he will never see again. My heart aches.

[shaneparnell]

If I was a cop in that court room I'd have to have given that father a chance to get his hands on that man. I'd probably had to hit him a few times on accident myself.

[alisonpham]

The father has one hell of althletism! That leap was amazing!

[johnsmith]

The fact that man has to share a room with his daughter's killer and the killer is under protection from him is a sign of a broken "justice" system.

[Sussybaka]

This makes me think that sometimes justice in some cases needs to be dealt with in other ways than just legal action. Truly a disgusting and horrific monster.

[BSBxclusive]

That jerk was laughing at that poor man’s pain. He deserves any terrible thing he can get.

[void-hvvi]

He wont be laughing if they were alone

[bharat..n]

The pain of the father is unimaginable

[xosvmp]

I’m so sorry for his loss. May his daughter Rest In Peace. 🙏🏽🙏🏽💔💔

[ttishot]

If I were one of the police I would of acted like I didn’t see anything until the dad made him bleed

[yearsand]

Deputy should have acted like he couldn't control the father and let him smack that murderer couple of times atleast...