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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sam Russell

Man shot dead a father and son over family court case, court told

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A man blasted his daughter’s ex-partner and her ex-partner’s father to death with a shotgun over a family court case involving his grandson, a court has heard.

Stephen Alderton, 67, was arrested hours later by armed officers on a motorway and told police that “sometimes you have to do what you have to do even if it’s wrong in the eyes of the law”, said prosecutor Peter Gair.

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