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Jury probes 'police corruption' Jury probes 'police corruption'
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An inquest jury has been asked to consider if police corruption played any part in the deaths of a Lincolnshire couple.An inquest jury has been asked to consider if police corruption played any part in the deaths of a Lincolnshire couple.
John and Joan Stirland were killed in a revenge attack in August 2004 after Mrs Stirland's son shot a friend of Nottingham crime boss Colin Gunn.John and Joan Stirland were killed in a revenge attack in August 2004 after Mrs Stirland's son shot a friend of Nottingham crime boss Colin Gunn.
Gunn has since been jailed for 35 years for conspiracy to murder the couple.Gunn has since been jailed for 35 years for conspiracy to murder the couple.
Coroner Karon Monaghan asked the jury to investigate whether the police failed to protect the Stirlands.Coroner Karon Monaghan asked the jury to investigate whether the police failed to protect the Stirlands.
Jurors, who were sworn in earlier, are being asked to examine whether police dealt with intelligence properly.Jurors, who were sworn in earlier, are being asked to examine whether police dealt with intelligence properly.
They will also hear how the Stirlands' address was disclosed by a BT employee.They will also hear how the Stirlands' address was disclosed by a BT employee.
Colin Gunn was jailed for 35 yearsColin Gunn was jailed for 35 years
Mrs Stirland's son, Michael O'Brien, is being allowed to watch the proceedings in jail, where he is serving his life sentence for murder.Mrs Stirland's son, Michael O'Brien, is being allowed to watch the proceedings in jail, where he is serving his life sentence for murder.
The Stirlands fled to Trusthorpe on the Lincolnshire coast from Nottingham, after O'Brien killed Marvyn Bradshaw, 22, outside a pub in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.The Stirlands fled to Trusthorpe on the Lincolnshire coast from Nottingham, after O'Brien killed Marvyn Bradshaw, 22, outside a pub in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.
In February 2008, the Independent Police Complaints Commission found officers failed adequately to deal with two frantic phone calls they received from Mrs Stirland the day she and her husband were murdered.
Before the couple fled Nottingham, shots were fired into their home.Before the couple fled Nottingham, shots were fired into their home.
The inquiry concluded Nottinghamshire officers did not supply enough information to colleagues in Lincolnshire about the threat the pair faced.
Gunn, 40, of Nottingham, was jailed in 2006 following his conviction for conspiracy to murder the Stirlands.Gunn, 40, of Nottingham, was jailed in 2006 following his conviction for conspiracy to murder the Stirlands.
Co-defendants John Russell, 29, and Michael McNee, 22, were jailed for 30 and 25 years respectively, in 2006.Co-defendants John Russell, 29, and Michael McNee, 22, were jailed for 30 and 25 years respectively, in 2006.
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Inquest looks at revenge killingsInquest looks at revenge killings