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| Off-duty policeman died trying to disarm gunman, inquest hears | Off-duty policeman died trying to disarm gunman, inquest hears |
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| An off-duty police officer was murdered as he tried to wrestle a revolver away from a gunman to protect a member of the public, an inquest has heard. | An off-duty police officer was murdered as he tried to wrestle a revolver away from a gunman to protect a member of the public, an inquest has heard. |
| PC Ian Dibell, 41, a father of two, was shot while trying to intervene in a dispute near his home in the seaside town of Clacton, Essex, on 9 July last year. | PC Ian Dibell, 41, a father of two, was shot while trying to intervene in a dispute near his home in the seaside town of Clacton, Essex, on 9 July last year. |
| His killer, 64-year-old Peter Reeve, had run amok in a residential street as he attacked his neighbour Trevor Marshall and Marshall's girlfriend, Katarzyna Karolak. | His killer, 64-year-old Peter Reeve, had run amok in a residential street as he attacked his neighbour Trevor Marshall and Marshall's girlfriend, Katarzyna Karolak. |
| Dibell and Reeve's inquest at Chelmsford crown court heard that the officer received one gunshot through the right hand and into the upper chest as he tried to take the gun from Reeve. | Dibell and Reeve's inquest at Chelmsford crown court heard that the officer received one gunshot through the right hand and into the upper chest as he tried to take the gun from Reeve. |
| Dr Ben Swift, a forensic pathologist, told the court that Dibell suffered "fatal damage to his aorta and a collapsed lung". | Dr Ben Swift, a forensic pathologist, told the court that Dibell suffered "fatal damage to his aorta and a collapsed lung". |
| The following day Reeve was found dead after shooting himself once through the forehead in All Saints churchyard in Writtle, Essex. | The following day Reeve was found dead after shooting himself once through the forehead in All Saints churchyard in Writtle, Essex. |
| The inquest heard that the former mechanic was diagnosed with paranoia and psychosis in 2001 and had become obsessed with the idea that his neighbours were dealing drugs and printing money. | The inquest heard that the former mechanic was diagnosed with paranoia and psychosis in 2001 and had become obsessed with the idea that his neighbours were dealing drugs and printing money. |
| The investigating officer, Detective Superintendent Simon Parkes, told the inquest that there were numerous witnesses to the attack as people were coming home from school at 3.30pm. | The investigating officer, Detective Superintendent Simon Parkes, told the inquest that there were numerous witnesses to the attack as people were coming home from school at 3.30pm. |
| Reeve confronted Marshall outside his home, shot at him and then discharged his gun towards Karolak, who took refuge in a nearby house. | Reeve confronted Marshall outside his home, shot at him and then discharged his gun towards Karolak, who took refuge in a nearby house. |
| Fleeing his attacker, Marshall zigzagged to avoid the bullets and was heard screaming "help, help me, there's a man with a gun shooting at me and my girlfriend". | Fleeing his attacker, Marshall zigzagged to avoid the bullets and was heard screaming "help, help me, there's a man with a gun shooting at me and my girlfriend". |
| Hiding in a nearby shop, he saw Dibell approach Reeve's car and lean into it, at which point he was shot at close range. | Hiding in a nearby shop, he saw Dibell approach Reeve's car and lean into it, at which point he was shot at close range. |
| A ballistics expert, Dr Philip Alexander, told the court: "In my opinion PC Dibell suffered his injury while trying to disarm the shooter by leaning into the car and attempting to take the gun from him." | A ballistics expert, Dr Philip Alexander, told the court: "In my opinion PC Dibell suffered his injury while trying to disarm the shooter by leaning into the car and attempting to take the gun from him." |
| After the fatal shooting, Reeve continued chasing Marshall, whom he ran over before smashing the car into a wall. The hearing continues. | After the fatal shooting, Reeve continued chasing Marshall, whom he ran over before smashing the car into a wall. The hearing continues. |
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