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Thames Valley Police has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety rules after a Pc accidentally shot a man during firearms awareness training. | Thames Valley Police has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety rules after a Pc accidentally shot a man during firearms awareness training. |
Weapons instructor David Micklethwaite, 52, shot Keith Tilbury, 51, in the stomach in Oxfordshire in May 2007, Southwark Crown Court heard. | Weapons instructor David Micklethwaite, 52, shot Keith Tilbury, 51, in the stomach in Oxfordshire in May 2007, Southwark Crown Court heard. |
The civilian worker, who was shot with a Magnum revolver, was badly injured. | The civilian worker, who was shot with a Magnum revolver, was badly injured. |
Pc Micklethwaite denies breaking safety rules. He will find out at a hearing in September whether he will face a trial. | Pc Micklethwaite denies breaking safety rules. He will find out at a hearing in September whether he will face a trial. |
After the hearing the force, which faces unlimited fines, said it had made changes since the shooting. | |
Pc Micklethwaite is on unconditional bail until 18 September, when a two-hour hearing will decide whether to proceed with the case against him. | Pc Micklethwaite is on unconditional bail until 18 September, when a two-hour hearing will decide whether to proceed with the case against him. |
Our guilty plea today is an acceptance that additional control measures could have prevented the shooting Deputy Chief Constable Francis Habgood, Thames Valley Police | Our guilty plea today is an acceptance that additional control measures could have prevented the shooting Deputy Chief Constable Francis Habgood, Thames Valley Police |
The force said he was still working as a police officer, but was not involved in firearms duties. | The force said he was still working as a police officer, but was not involved in firearms duties. |
Pc Micklethwaite remains accused of "engaging in the pointing of weapons and the pulling of a trigger during role-play in the classroom", "failing to examine or check the round of ammunition" and discharging the weapon "while inadvertently pointing the weapon at Keith Tilbury". | Pc Micklethwaite remains accused of "engaging in the pointing of weapons and the pulling of a trigger during role-play in the classroom", "failing to examine or check the round of ammunition" and discharging the weapon "while inadvertently pointing the weapon at Keith Tilbury". |
Mr Tilbury, a control room employee for Thames Valley Police Authority, was shot at point-blank range with a Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum Revolver, while he was listening to a lecture alongside 10 colleagues on 30 May 2007. | Mr Tilbury, a control room employee for Thames Valley Police Authority, was shot at point-blank range with a Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum Revolver, while he was listening to a lecture alongside 10 colleagues on 30 May 2007. |
He suffered serious damage to his lungs, kidneys and bowel. | He suffered serious damage to his lungs, kidneys and bowel. |
The blast at Police Headquarters North, in Kidlington, also burnt his skin. | The blast at Police Headquarters North, in Kidlington, also burnt his skin. |
Mr Tilbury spent two weeks in intensive care while unconscious. | Mr Tilbury spent two weeks in intensive care while unconscious. |
Deputy Chief Constable Francis Habgood said: "Whatever the individual actions involved in the shooting of Keith Tilbury on 30 May 2007, Thames Valley Police has always accepted that the incident should never have happened. | Deputy Chief Constable Francis Habgood said: "Whatever the individual actions involved in the shooting of Keith Tilbury on 30 May 2007, Thames Valley Police has always accepted that the incident should never have happened. |
"Our guilty plea today is an acceptance that additional control measures could have prevented the shooting." | "Our guilty plea today is an acceptance that additional control measures could have prevented the shooting." |
Pc Micklethwaite is on unconditional bail until the 18 September hearing. | Pc Micklethwaite is on unconditional bail until the 18 September hearing. |
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