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Pair found with 25 gunshot wounds Pair found with 25 gunshot wounds
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A couple, who were victims of a gangland execution, were found with 25 gunshot wounds, an inquest jury has heard.A couple, who were victims of a gangland execution, were found with 25 gunshot wounds, an inquest jury has heard.
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.
Their bodies were found by police at their home at Trusthorpe in Lincolnshire.Their bodies were found by police at their home at Trusthorpe in Lincolnshire.
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.
The inquest heard John Stirland was shot at least six times and had bullets fired through his heart, kidney and the back of his neck.The inquest heard John Stirland was shot at least six times and had bullets fired through his heart, kidney and the back of his neck.
Joan Stirland died of a gunshot wound to the neck, four bullets and four empty cartridge cases were found beside her body.Joan Stirland died of a gunshot wound to the neck, four bullets and four empty cartridge cases were found beside her body.
The inquest at Lincoln Crown Court is being relayed to media at the city's magistrates' court via video link.The inquest at Lincoln Crown Court is being relayed to media at the city's magistrates' court via video link.
Couple's son jailedCouple's son jailed
Coroner Karon Monaghan has asked the jury to investigate whether police corruption played any part in the deaths and if the police failed to protect the Stirlands.Coroner Karon Monaghan has asked the jury to investigate whether police corruption played any part in the deaths and if the police failed to protect the Stirlands.
Jurors are being asked to examine whether police dealt with intelligence properly and have been given a summary of intelligence reports .Jurors are being asked to examine whether police dealt with intelligence properly and have been given a summary of intelligence reports .
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 a life sentence for murder.Mrs Stirland's son, Michael O'Brien, is being allowed to watch the proceedings in jail, where he is serving a 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 (IPCC) 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.
The IPCC 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.