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Northiam's Mary Shipstone shot dead by dad in 'act of revenge' | Northiam's Mary Shipstone shot dead by dad in 'act of revenge' |
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The mother of a girl shot twice in the head by her father on the doorstep of a Sussex safe house told an inquest the killing was an "act of revenge". | The mother of a girl shot twice in the head by her father on the doorstep of a Sussex safe house told an inquest the killing was an "act of revenge". |
Seven-year-old Mary Shipstone was attacked in the village of Northiam. She died the next day. | Seven-year-old Mary Shipstone was attacked in the village of Northiam. She died the next day. |
Her mother, Lyndsey Shipstone said of her estranged husband Yasser Alromisse: "I was the one he hated the most." | |
The coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing for Mary and suicide for Alromisse who shot himself. | |
The joint Hastings inquest followed the shooting of both Mary and her 46-year-old father, on 11 September last year. | |
Ms Shipstone said: "Why did he kill Mary? I don't think I will ever really know that. | Ms Shipstone said: "Why did he kill Mary? I don't think I will ever really know that. |
"He wanted to kill himself and for some reason he thought she shouldn't live without him. | "He wanted to kill himself and for some reason he thought she shouldn't live without him. |
"It was an act of revenge really. It has got to be. | "It was an act of revenge really. It has got to be. |
"If he really loved her, he never would have murdered her." | "If he really loved her, he never would have murdered her." |
Ms Shipstone had moved to Northiam with her daughter following a separation from her husband after being the victim of domestic violence. | |
The attack happened as Mary returned home from school with her mother to Spring Hill, a safe house where the pair had lived for the past year. | The attack happened as Mary returned home from school with her mother to Spring Hill, a safe house where the pair had lived for the past year. |
Ms Shipstone told the court: "I was putting my key in the door, and I spoke to Mary, saying she'd like what I had done to her room, and that's the last thing I said to her. | |
"There was a terrific sound behind me like someone had burst a balloon. | |
"I turned around and the first thing I saw was Mary on the ground - her legs were crumpled behind her." | |
She added: "I started screaming she'd been shot. She was breathing. Her jaw was clenched." | |
'Hidden in car' | |
The inquest heard how Alromisse had hired private detective Paul Parton in a bid to find the woman he was still legally married to, purporting to be a friend of hers. | |
Mr Parton was unable to find Ms Shipstone and later withdrew his services, concerned that Alromisse's motive was to take away the child. | Mr Parton was unable to find Ms Shipstone and later withdrew his services, concerned that Alromisse's motive was to take away the child. |
East Sussex coroner Alan Craze said it was not clear how Alromisse found the address, but he described the murder as a "thoroughly despicable act of violence". | East Sussex coroner Alan Craze said it was not clear how Alromisse found the address, but he described the murder as a "thoroughly despicable act of violence". |
The coroner also said the shooting was not in any way spontaneous, but premeditated over a long period of time. | The coroner also said the shooting was not in any way spontaneous, but premeditated over a long period of time. |
Alromisse was hidden in the back of a silver Toyota on the drive by the house when he fired the shots. | Alromisse was hidden in the back of a silver Toyota on the drive by the house when he fired the shots. |
The car windows were tinted and he had created a blind from bin bags to shield himself. | The car windows were tinted and he had created a blind from bin bags to shield himself. |
Later, his body was found in a pool of blood in the back of the car, where he had shot himself in the head. | |
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