The story of a a police officer who took his own life after being blinded by gunman Raoul Moat has resurfaced amid a controversial ITV drama set to premiere this weekend.
The Hunt for Raoul Moat, a three part drama series that begins this Sunday, will see actors Inspector George Gently star Lee Ingleby and former Vera actress Sonya Cassidy in lead roles for the dramatised retelling of the events that shocked the country over a decade ago.
Moat, less than 48 hours after being released from prison, headed to Birtley in the summer of 2010 to shoot and kill ex Samantha Stobbart's new boyfriend Christopher Brown; also shooting and injuring Samantha, before fleeing the scene.
