Hostel killer walks free

A former police officer who killed a drunken resident at a Salvation Army hostel walked free from court after telling a judge he has ‘not one iota of hate’ in his heart. Oliver Hurley, 64, insisted he pushed 56-year-old Manolito Chando out of an elevator in self-defence after the Croatian called him a ‘big Irish bas**rd’ and threatened his life. Hurley, who had recently broken his ankle, claimed Mr Chando had stopped the lift doors from closing and stood in…