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| Plymouth shooting inquests: Jake Davison 'could not control emotion' | Plymouth shooting inquests: Jake Davison 'could not control emotion' |
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| Jake Davison killed five people, including his mother Maxine, in the Keyham area of Plymouth | Jake Davison killed five people, including his mother Maxine, in the Keyham area of Plymouth |
| A gunman who shot dead five people was unable to control his emotions or think through his actions, an inquest into their deaths has heard. | A gunman who shot dead five people was unable to control his emotions or think through his actions, an inquest into their deaths has heard. |
| Jurors were shown an assessment done on Jake Davison after he assaulted two teenagers in a park a year before the killings in Plymouth. | Jurors were shown an assessment done on Jake Davison after he assaulted two teenagers in a park a year before the killings in Plymouth. |
| Davison did not face criminal charges following the assaults in 2020. | Davison did not face criminal charges following the assaults in 2020. |
| He went on to kill five people with a legally-owned pump-action shotgun in August 2021. | He went on to kill five people with a legally-owned pump-action shotgun in August 2021. |
| Davison, 22, killed his mother Maxine, 51; three-year-old Sophie Martyn; her father, Lee, 43; Stephen Washington, 59; and Kate Shepherd, 66, in the Keyham area, before turning the gun on himself. | Davison, 22, killed his mother Maxine, 51; three-year-old Sophie Martyn; her father, Lee, 43; Stephen Washington, 59; and Kate Shepherd, 66, in the Keyham area, before turning the gun on himself. |
| Jake Davison carried out the mass shooting in Plymouth in August 2021 | Jake Davison carried out the mass shooting in Plymouth in August 2021 |
| After the assaults he carried out in September 2020, police made the decision to refer him to a Devon and Cornwall Police deferred charge scheme called Pathfinder. | After the assaults he carried out in September 2020, police made the decision to refer him to a Devon and Cornwall Police deferred charge scheme called Pathfinder. |
| Heather Coombe, a project manager for the scheme, said cases were allocated to a key worker and there was an expectation an individual would comply with a number of conditions. | Heather Coombe, a project manager for the scheme, said cases were allocated to a key worker and there was an expectation an individual would comply with a number of conditions. |
| This would be based on their needs and might include location or victim contact bans, the payment of compensation or restorative conditions. | This would be based on their needs and might include location or victim contact bans, the payment of compensation or restorative conditions. |
| The inquest heard Davison only met with his key worker face to face twice - once after he was referred to the scheme in November 2020 and once in March 2021 for a final sign-off. | The inquest heard Davison only met with his key worker face to face twice - once after he was referred to the scheme in November 2020 and once in March 2021 for a final sign-off. |
| Miss Coombe said she believed this was "reasonable in the context of Covid" but it was "likely" Davison would have had more frequent in-person meetings had it not been for the pandemic. | Miss Coombe said she believed this was "reasonable in the context of Covid" but it was "likely" Davison would have had more frequent in-person meetings had it not been for the pandemic. |
| Jurors were shown the assessment Davison underwent on the first meeting, in which he reported being unable to control his emotions or think through his actions. | Jurors were shown the assessment Davison underwent on the first meeting, in which he reported being unable to control his emotions or think through his actions. |
| He was also asked why he assaulted the two teenagers in the park and the report said: "Jake states he had a bad day. | He was also asked why he assaulted the two teenagers in the park and the report said: "Jake states he had a bad day. |
| "He left home to clear his head. As he walked through the park by the skatepark he heard a male sat among a group of youths calling out to him, calling him fat." | "He left home to clear his head. As he walked through the park by the skatepark he heard a male sat among a group of youths calling out to him, calling him fat." |
| Davison's victims were aged from three to 66 | Davison's victims were aged from three to 66 |
| The inquest heard two online courses - thinking skills and anger management - were identified as suitable for Davison, but his key worker decided to only ask him to complete one. | The inquest heard two online courses - thinking skills and anger management - were identified as suitable for Davison, but his key worker decided to only ask him to complete one. |
| Counsel to the inquest, Bridget Dolan KC, said the key worker made a "unilateral decision" as he did not think it was appropriate for Davison to have to pay for two courses at £40 each. | Counsel to the inquest, Bridget Dolan KC, said the key worker made a "unilateral decision" as he did not think it was appropriate for Davison to have to pay for two courses at £40 each. |
| 'Soft option' | 'Soft option' |
| Miss Coombe said Pathfinder clients were means-assessed and Davison was paying compensation, which was a priority. | Miss Coombe said Pathfinder clients were means-assessed and Davison was paying compensation, which was a priority. |
| The inquest heard that aside from the two face-to-face meetings, a number of emails and calls were exchanged, discussing the administrative details of Davison's paying compensation and attending the online thinking skills course, | The inquest heard that aside from the two face-to-face meetings, a number of emails and calls were exchanged, discussing the administrative details of Davison's paying compensation and attending the online thinking skills course, |
| Dominic Adamson, representing the Martyn, Washington and Shepherd families, said some would say Pathfinder was a "soft option for people who have committed serious offences" and the decision to refer Davison rather than prosecute was "disastrous". | Dominic Adamson, representing the Martyn, Washington and Shepherd families, said some would say Pathfinder was a "soft option for people who have committed serious offences" and the decision to refer Davison rather than prosecute was "disastrous". |
| Miss Coombe did not agree, saying she did not believe it was a "disastrous referral based on the information we had at the time". | Miss Coombe did not agree, saying she did not believe it was a "disastrous referral based on the information we had at the time". |
| Mr Adamson said his clients did not accept that. | Mr Adamson said his clients did not accept that. |
| The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |
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