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INQUESTS

INQUEST TOUCHING UPON THE DEATH OF MARK DUGGAN

Form 2

Record of an inquest
The following is the record of the inquest (including the statutory determination and,
where required, findings) – INQUEST TOUCHING UPON THE DEATH OF MARK DUGGAN

1. Name of the deceased (if known): Question 2
Mark Wayne Duggan
Was the stop conducted in a location and in a way which minimised to the
2. Medical cause of death: greatest extent possible recourse to lethal force?
Gunshot wound to the chest

and Justice Act 2009 applies, in what circumstances the deceased came by his or
3. How, when and where, and for investigations where section 5(2) of the Coroners
her death:
a) when; If no, what more could have been expected of them?
4 August 2011 at 18.41

b) where;
Ferry Lane

c) how;

In the period between midday 3 August and when state Amber was called at
Question 1
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6.00pm on 4 August 2011, did the MPS and SOCA do the best they
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realistically could have done to gather and react to intelligence about the
possibility of Mr Duggan collecting a gun from Mr Hutchinson Foster?

If no, what more could have been expected of them? Question 3

- With respect to the Trident investigation, there was not enough
current intelligence and information on Kevin Hutchinson
Foster. There was no emphasis on exhausting all avenues which
could have affected reaction and subsequent actions.
Did Mr Duggan have the gun with him in the taxi immediately before the
- Insufficient information regarding any relevant intelligence stop?

gathering or activity on Mark Duggan or Kevin Hutchinson
Foster between 9pm on 3 August (after surveillance lost him)
until new intelligence came in from A10 on 4 August.

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INQUEST TOUCHING UPON THE DEATH OF MARK DUGGAN

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Question 5
When Mr Duggan received the fatal shot did he have the gun in his hand?

If you are sure that he did not have a gun in his hand then tick the box
accordingly and then go on to consider unlawful killing, lawful killing or an
open conclusion;

Dear Sir,

It was with a mixture of great sadness and anger when I watched the news after the verdict had been delivered at If you find that it was more likely than not that he did have a gun in his hand
the Mark Duggan trial. tick the box accordingly and then go on to consider lawful killing or an open
conclusion;
A jury of ‘the people’ had delivered a verdict of ‘Lawful’ killing of Duggan and based upon the evidence given at
the trial was the only verdict that could have been reached. However what was seen outside the court can only
be described as total anarchy and disregard for the law. The Duggan family didn’t want justice - that and their
supporters wanted the riots to once again ‘kick off’ and raise the profile of ‘Police Brutality’ to the forefront of
our minds! This scene was not helped by other prominent figures in our society not denouncing what was being
shouted by frankly people who have bigger ‘chips’ on their shoulders than McCain.

if you conclude that it is more likely than not that he did not have a gun in his
When the Metropolitan Police Asst Commissioner attempted to read a statement, he was heckled by the ‘mob’. Why hand then tick the box accordingly and go on to consider lawful killing or an
was the mob allowed to do this? Then within the statement the Met have announced that they “didn’t do enough open conclusion.
to support the Duggan family.” I think that I was as shocked as most of the country at that point! Why did they feel
the need to have supported a known villain’s family, but more importantly where was the support for the Firearms
Officers?

From the normal person on the street, who is a taxpayer, the Metropolitan Police have failed me, the general public
and more importantly their own officers, and it is the senior officers that should be held accountable. Over the
years I have read much about police firearms officers, some good some bad, but what is apparent is that they put
their lives on the line on a daily basis often without the good work they do ever reaching the news! Someone told
me that these Men and Women run towards the fight to save us from having to run away from it, how true.
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