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Police actions over Raoul Moat to be examined in Rathband case | Police actions over Raoul Moat to be examined in Rathband case |
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The actions of police in the time between gunman Raoul Moat threatening to kill officers and then shooting one are set to be scrutinised in court. | The actions of police in the time between gunman Raoul Moat threatening to kill officers and then shooting one are set to be scrutinised in court. |
PC David Rathband was shot twice by Moat in 2010, just minutes after the killer told the Northumbria force he was hunting for police. | |
The officer's family claims the force was negligent in not passing on the warning to staff on patrol. | The officer's family claims the force was negligent in not passing on the warning to staff on patrol. |
Northumbria Police declined to comment ahead of the High Court date. | Northumbria Police declined to comment ahead of the High Court date. |
Moat shot his former partner, Samantha Stobbart, and killed her boyfriend, Chris Brown, in the early hours of 3 July 2010 in Birtley, Gateshead. | Moat shot his former partner, Samantha Stobbart, and killed her boyfriend, Chris Brown, in the early hours of 3 July 2010 in Birtley, Gateshead. |
Hours later he attacked Pc Rathband, who was sitting his patrol car. | Hours later he attacked Pc Rathband, who was sitting his patrol car. |
The officer survived but was blinded in both eyes. He took his own life in 2012. | The officer survived but was blinded in both eyes. He took his own life in 2012. |
Moat had told a Northumbria Police call handler he would kill any officer who came near him, that he was not coming in alive and he was hunting for officers. | Moat had told a Northumbria Police call handler he would kill any officer who came near him, that he was not coming in alive and he was hunting for officers. |
He ended the call at 00:34 BST on 4 July and PC Rathband was shot at about 00:42, the legal claim says. | |
The officer's twin brother Darren Rathband and sister Debbie Essery said, had he known about the specific threat, he would not have stayed stationary in a "highly visible" position on a prominent junction above the A1 in Newcastle. | The officer's twin brother Darren Rathband and sister Debbie Essery said, had he known about the specific threat, he would not have stayed stationary in a "highly visible" position on a prominent junction above the A1 in Newcastle. |
The court is expected to hear that a Northumbria Police employee phoned a supervisor to ask if "something was going out over the air regarding the threats". | The court is expected to hear that a Northumbria Police employee phoned a supervisor to ask if "something was going out over the air regarding the threats". |
The family claims no action was taken. | The family claims no action was taken. |
Northumbria Police led a huge manhunt for Moat and eventually cornered him six days later in Rothbury, Northumberland, where, after a six-hour stand off, Moat killed himself. | Northumbria Police led a huge manhunt for Moat and eventually cornered him six days later in Rothbury, Northumberland, where, after a six-hour stand off, Moat killed himself. |
The legal case, started by Pc Rathband himself, will be heard at Newcastle Crown Court on 12 January and is expected to last two weeks. | The legal case, started by Pc Rathband himself, will be heard at Newcastle Crown Court on 12 January and is expected to last two weeks. |
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