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Ukrainian national, 14, dies after being found unconscious on beach

Devon and Cornwall Police said they were called to reports of a missing teenager on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian girl, 14, dies after being found unconscious on Devon beach

Devon and Cornwall Police said the girl was found on Dawlish Beach on Saturday after a search by police and coastguard

The Independent UK

Killer Plymouth gunman's family plea 'for action, not words' to prevent future atrocities

Apprentice crane operator Jake Davison, 22, used his legally held pump action shotgun to carry out one of the worst gun massacres in Britain for more than a decade

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'Terrifying' warning guns are in wrong hands as MP tells of constituent in hiding

The government is under pressure to tighten gun laws after the conclusion of an inquest into the killings in Keyham, Plymouth, by evil Jake Davison, as Labour MP Rachael Maskell said a woman in her constituency has been forced into hiding

Daily Mirror

Gunman Jake Davison killed himself after shooting five dead, inquest rules

The 22-year-old shot himself with a pump-action shotgun after being confronted by an unarmed police officer minutes after killing five people.

The Independent UK

Britain’s gun laws could be tightened following ‘catastrophic’ failings that enabled Plymouth shooting

Home secretary will be ‘failing in her duty to protect the public’ if laws are not changed, families say

The Independent UK

Keyham families demand firearms law changes after ‘catastrophic failures’

They spoke out after an inquest jury found there was a ‘seriously unsafe culture’ in Devon and Cornwall Police’s firearms licensing unit

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‘Complete overhaul’ of gun licensing needed in UK after Plymouth shooting, victims’ families say

Inquest jury warns that ‘catastrophic’ failures that let Jake Davison have a gun are seen nationwide

The Independent UK

‘Catastrophic failings’ at gun licence unit, but no officers or staff lose jobs

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said that one member of Devon and Cornwall police staff received a written warning.

The Independent UK

‘Unsafe culture’ in police firearms unit before Keyham shooting – inquest jury

Jake Davison shot dead four adults and a child in an eight-minute rampage in Keyham, Plymouth, on August 12 2021.

The Independent UK

Families of gunman Jake Davison's victims say he was given 'licence to kill'

An inquest found the five victims to have been unlawfully killed by Davison

Wales Online

Families of Plymouth shooting victims hit out at ‘series of failings’ that led to ‘act of pure evil’

‘Warning signs were ignored and a licence to kill was granted’

The Independent UK

Victims of Keyham gunman Jake Davison were unlawfully killed, says inquest jury

Jake Davison killed his mother and then shot dead Sophie Martyn, three, her father Lee, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd before killing himself

Evening Standard

The mistakes made in giving Jake Davison a shotgun licence

The inquest jury heard of blunders made.

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‘Act of pure evil’ changed our lives forever, say Keyham families

They said Jake Davison was ‘facilitated and enabled by a series of failings and incompetence’ from those ‘supposed to keep us safe’.

Daily Mirror

Moment Plymouth gunman beats boy - before police give him gun back to go on massacre

CCTV captured Jake Davison attacking an innocent 16-year-old boy less than a year before he mercilessly shot five people dead in Plymouth

The Independent UK

‘Licence to kill’: Victims’ families hit out at police failings that led to ‘pure evil’ Plymouth incel gunman killing five people

Police were already aware Jake Davison had a history of violence and knew that aged 12 he had assaulted two teachers

The Independent UK

Jury retires in Keyham shootings inquests

Jake Davison killed his mother and four others, including a three-year-old girl, with a shotgun in Plymouth in August 2021 before shooting himself.

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The Independent UK

Senior officer apologises over decision to grant gun licence to Keyham shooter

Jake Davison killed five people in Keyham, Plymouth, in August 2021.

The Independent UK

Police Facebook post on female officers met with hundreds of misogynistic comments

Hundreds of derogatory comments were left on the Force’s Facebook page

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Police Recreate Scenes From ‘Hot Fuzz’ By Arresting A Swan

After causing mayhem while waddling across a busy road, a bird was captured

The Independent UK

Ex-student police officer jailed for sending sexual messages to young girl

Jason Hicks persuaded the nine-year-old to send him intimate pictures.

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

Wales Online

Police 'arrest' swan after car crash

It's about two-feet tall, long slender neck, kinda orange and black bill...

The Independent UK

Devon and Cornwall Police told to make urgent improvements by watchdog

The force was placed in special measures last year.

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