http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged British landlord en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:57 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/british-landlord-set-240-volt-booby-trap-for-lodger-after-tv-spat/ AN "irrational" British landlord booby-trapped a door handle almost electrocuted his lodger after an argument over a pay-TV subscription. Eric Malcolm, 33, hooked a live wire around the door in his lounge in a bid to shoot 240 volts of electricity through Tony Gilesnan, Cambridge Crown Court heard. When his electrocution device failed, Malcolm hit his tenant over the head with a hammer, the Cambridge News reported. "You should be on the floor with... ]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:41:28 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/british-landlord-set-240-volt-booby-trap-for-lodger-after-tv-spat/