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Senior officers distracted by G7 summit in Cornwall, Keyham inquest told

Senior police officers were “distracted completely” by the G7 summit in Cornwall two months before five people were killed in a shooting in Plymouth, an inquest has heard. Jake Davison, 22, killed his mother, Maxine Davison, 51, after a row at their ...

20 Jan 2023 at 16:21

Public urged to travel only if ‘absolutely essential’ due to freezing weather

Police are advising people to only travel if “absolutely essential” after freezing weather conditions resulted in dozens of road accidents. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), a Government health agency, issued a level three cold alert on Monday ...

17 Jan 2023 at 04:33

GP never knew killer Jake Davison was granted shotgun certificate, inquest told

Jake Davison’s doctor was never told that his patient, who went on to kill five people, had been granted a shotgun certificate after the GP declined to provide an opinion on his suitability to own a weapon, an inquest has heard. Dr Ben Dawson said ...

26 Jan 2023 at 14:54

Firearms licensing officer had no formal training, inquest hears

Firearms licencing officer had no formal training, inquest hears

The police staff member who recommended Jake Davison be granted a shotgun certificate had not received any formal training to do his job, an inquest heard. David Rees processed Davison’s application after he applied for a licence in July 2017 and ...

30 Jan 2023 at 17:14

Not charging Keyham gunman with assaults ‘posed danger to public’, inquest hears

A detective has admitted the decision not to refer Jake Davison’s assault of two teenagers to the Crown Prosecution Service was the wrong one and posed a danger to the public, an inquest heard. Detective Sergeant Edward Bagshaw said attacks by ...

06 Feb 2023 at 16:37

Killer gunman Jake Davison should not have had shotgun licence, inquest told

Violent gunman Jake Davison who went on to kill five people should never have been granted a firearms certificate because of a flawed process in assessing his application, an inquest has heard. Firearms licensing expert Adrian Davis said in ...

09 Feb 2023 at 17:08

Keyham families demand firearms law changes after ‘catastrophic failures’

The families of Keyham gunman Jake Davison’s victims have demanded an overhaul of the 50-year-old Firearms Act after accusing police of granting him “a licence to kill”. They spoke out after an inquest jury found there was a “seriously ...

21 Feb 2023 at 00:21

‘Act of pure evil’ changed our lives forever, say Keyham families

The families of Jake Davison’s victims have branded his shooting spree “an act of pure evil” but said he was “facilitated and enabled by a series of failings and incompetence from the people and organisations that are supposed to keep ...

20 Feb 2023 at 15:29

Virgin loner Jake Davison was obsessed with guns

Jake Davison was a loner who was obsessed with guns from a young age – likening himself to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character from the Terminator films. The 22-year-old sealed his place in the macabre history of mass shootings in the ...

20 Feb 2023 at 15:43

‘Catastrophic failings’ at gun licence unit, but no officers or staff lose jobs

None of the police officers or staff investigated over the handling of Jake Davison’s gun licence will lose their jobs despite a jury finding there were “catastrophic failings” in the force’s firearms licensing department. Watchdog ...

20 Feb 2023 at 19:58

Jury retires in Keyham shootings inquests

A jury has retired to consider its conclusions into the deaths of five people who died in one of the UK’s worst mass shootings. In a matter of minutes Jake Davison killed his mother Maxine, 51, and then shot dead three-year-old ...

16 Feb 2023 at 16:13

Public rushed to aid of elderly woman found stabbed to death

Bystanders rushed to the aid of an elderly woman who was killed in a knife attack in Exeter on Saturday afternoon, police have said. Officers were called to Ludwell Valley Park in the Wonford area of the city at around 4pm on ...

19 Feb 2023 at 17:08

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