De Menezes coroner rules out unlawful killing verdict – The Guardian
“Jury told to return verdict of lawful killing or open verdict after seven weeks of evidence at inquest.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: firearms
Police shoot man dead in Guildford – The Independent
“The police shooting of a man outside a cathedral was being investigated today. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched a inquiry into the killing outside Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, yesterday afternoon.”
The Independent, 1st December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
James Bond fantasist jailed – The Guardian
“A fantasist was beginning a two-year stint behind bars today for conning police into thinking he was a James Bond-style secret agent.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lawyer Mark Saunders did not have to die’ sister says – The Times
“Ms Saunders, 26, still cannot comprehend why her brother, a brilliant barrister and seemingly stable, barricaded himself inside his £2.2 million Chelsea flat five months ago; still less why he started firing a shotgun out of a window to set off a sequence of events that ended with his death. ”
The Times, 31st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Youth guilty of shooting girl while dancing wildly with gun at party – The Times
“A young gunman who shot a girl in the head while dancing wildly at a party and waving the weapon in the air was jailed for eight years yesterday.”
The Times, 25th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed for sleepover shooting – BBC News
“A man who shot a teenage girl in the head at a sleepover party has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 24th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same – Times Law Reports
Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same
Queen’s Bench Division
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with human rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring among police officers following a fatal shooting by them.”
The Times, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Half of criminals caught with guns escape minimum jail term – Daily Telegraph
“Only half of criminals convicted of using guns are given the minimum jail term, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
R (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; R (Tucker) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another – WLR Daily
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with Convention rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring between officers following a fatal shooting by police officers.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Menezes officer changed evidence – BBC News
“An investigation has begun after a senior officer admitted changing evidence during the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
BBC News, 13th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police inquiry into barrister shooting is lawful, says judge – The Guardian
“A high court judge today dismissed a claim by the family of the barrister Mark Saunders that the investigation into his shooting by police was unlawful.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Firearms officers to be banned from collaborating on shooting statements – Daily Telegraph
“The Daily Telegraph understands that draft rules for the official police manual are expected to stop marksmen from writing their statements together after critical incidents – changing a practice accepted through case law for more than 50 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gunman who shot rival before praying in mosque jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A gunman who shot a teenage rival in a busy high street and tried to hide from police by praying in a mosque has been jailed for ten years.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police lawfully killed armed man – BBC News
“An inquest into the death of a man shot by a police firearms officer has returned a verdict of lawful killing.”
BBC News, 17th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ruling on police killing delayed – BBC News
“Judgement in a High Court challenge to the investigation into the police shooting of a lawyer has been reserved.”
BBC News, 15th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The killing of Mark Saunders – The Independent
“This police shooting is a disgrace and an outrage, argues a former high-ranking soldier with 20 years’ experience incounter-terrorism at home and abroad.”
The Independent, 14th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Review into lawyer shot by police – BBC News
“A judicial review into aspects of the death of a lawyer shot dead by police in London is to open at the High Court.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bb.c.co.uk
Chelsea shooting: Barrister was using gun loaded with game pellets – Daily Telegraph
“The family of a barrister shot dead by police after exchanging fire with police claim he should not have been killed because he was using a shotgun loaded with pellets for hunting game and posed no ‘imminent threat.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jury convicts man who sold converted replica guns to gangsters – The Guardian
“A man who converted replica submachine guns into lethal weapons that were later linked to some of Britain’s most notorious murders was convicted of a string of firearms offences today.”
The Guardian, 27th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed over tiny gun shooting – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for nine years for shooting a fellow clubber with a mini four-inch key-ring gun.”
BBC News, 25th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
