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Decision defended over charges for Jake Davison in incident year before shooting

The 22-year-old was under police investigation for assaulting a teenage boy and girl in September 2020 – less than a year before killing five people.

The Independent UK

Jake Davison assault case should have been sent to CPS, detective tells inquest

Police were under pressure not to send more cases to courts at time of attack a year before Plymouth shooting

The Guardian - UK

Not charging Keyham gunman with assaults ‘posed danger to public’, inquest hears

Detective Sergeant Edward Bagshaw said assaults by Jake Davison on teenage boy and girls should have been sent to the CPS to consider charges.

The Independent UK

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Detective did not understand database records on Keyham gunman, inquest hears

Det Con Pablo Beckhurst was investigating assaults by Jake Davison on two teenagers in a park 12 months before he killed five people in Plymouth

The Independent UK

Dunblane recommendations ‘not implemented by Keyham shooting police force’

No relevant firearms licencing training had been undertaken by staff from Devon and Cornwall Police for over 20 years

The Independent UK

Labour MP makes gun reform plea and says laws needed to tackle incel violence

Labour's Luke Pollard says thousands of pump-action guns must be removed from UK homes, while misogynistic violence should be treated as a hate crime to prevent a repeat of the sickening Plymouth murders

Daily Mirror

Firearms licensing unit which granted Plymouth shooter a gun ‘was dangerous shambles’

Inquest halted as officer who recommended Jake Davison be granted a shotgun certificate led out in tears

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Firearms licencing unit which granted Plymouth shooter a gun ‘was dangerous shambles’

Inquest halted as officer who recommended Jake Davison be granted a shotgun certificate led out in tears

The Independent UK

Police force’s firearms licensing was ‘dangerous shambles’, inquest hears

Jake Davison had been granted a firearms licence despite a history of violence and concerns about an obsession with weapons from a young age.

The Independent UK

Inquest hears of Jake Davison’s violent attack on innocent teenager

CCTV of the incident in a Plymouth park showed Davison punching the boy at least five times.

The Independent UK

Firearms officer who recommended gunman who killed five people be given licence had no formal training, inquest hears

Jake Davison killed five people, including his mother

Wales Online

Firearms licensing officer had no formal training, inquest hears

David Rees assessed Jake Davison’s shotgun application and made a recommendation for his superiors to review and approve.

The Independent UK

Shooter Jake Davison wanted to kill teenagers after ‘fat’ taunts, inquest told

The 22-year-old killed five people, including his own, mother in Plymouth less than a year after assaulting a boy and girl in a park

The Independent UK

Large rise in men referred to Prevent over women-hating incel ideology

Counter-terror officers say incel makes up 1% of referral to anti-extremism scheme

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GP was not told Plymouth shooter had shotgun certificate, inquest hears

Dr Ben Dawson had declined to acknowledge Jake Davison’s suitability to own a weapon, inquest hears

The Independent UK

GP never knew killer Jake Davison was granted shotgun certificate, inquest told

The doctor told an inquest into the death of the gunman’s five victims he had no further contact with police after declining to provide information.

The Independent UK

‘Emerging threat’: Rising number of suspected incels referred to UK counter-terror police

Incels being monitored as an ‘emerging threat’ as inquest considers motivation behind Plymouth shooting

The Guardian - UK

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In today’s newsletter: The Canadian singer is the latest among many stars to give up the rights to their music in exchanging for untold sums – but will it change the industry?

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The Guardian - UK

Plymouth gunman’s father tells inquest he warned police about shotgun licence

Father says he tried to stop Jake Davison getting firearm and alerted authorities about son’s ‘volatile environment’

The Independent UK

Dad of killer incel warned police not to grant son shotgun licence

Jake Davison used a shotgun to kill five people, including his own mother, in the Keyham area of Plymouth

The Independent UK

Plymouth gunman’s father tells inquest he warned police not to grant son licence

Jake Davison used a shotgun to kill five people, including his own mother, in the Keyham area of the city on August 12 2021.

The Independent UK

Keyham gunman’s shotgun decision not reviewed by senior manager, inquest hears

Jake Davison’s shotgun and certificate were seized by police after he assaulted two teenagers, but later returned weeks before he killed five people.

Daily Mirror

Plymouth shooting inquest: Gunman given firearms licence despite terrorism grooming fears

The granting of Jake Davison's original licence came after concern had already been raised that he had an "unhealthy" obsession with guns, and fears he was being groomed by terrorists

The Independent UK

Senior officers distracted by G7 summit in Cornwall, Keyham inquest told

The G7 summit saw world leaders gather in Carbis Bay in June 2021.

The Independent UK

Police should have got GP opinion before granting shotgun licence, inquest told

Jake Davison killed five people in the Keyham area of Plymouth on the evening of August 12 2021.

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