Raoul Moat

Moat served an eighteen-week sentence at Durham for assaulting a nine-year-old family member. He was released on 1 July 2010.

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Established by a court

Legal status — source text

18-week sentence (reported)

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Personally implicated

Before release, Moat asked Karl Ness to monitor Samantha Stobbart and threatened to hit her. The day after his release, prison authorities warned Northumbria Police that he might cause her serious harm.

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Documented

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Personally implicated

Moat shot dead Chris Brown, Samantha Stobbart's new partner, in Birtley with a sawn-off shotgun. Brown died at the scene.

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Personally implicated

After killing Brown, Moat fired through a window at Samantha Stobbart, seriously injuring her abdomen and arm.

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Documented

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Personally implicated

Moat spotted police officer David Rathband in his patrol car and shot him at close range, leaving him permanently blind.

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Personally implicated

During his escape, Moat entered a fish-and-chip shop in Seaton Delaval carrying a weapon and forced staff to hand over the takings.

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Personally implicated

In an extensive manuscript and several telephone calls, Moat said he intended to continue attacking police and threatened not to stop until he died; during the manhunt, his threats also extended to the public.

State of the evidence

Documented

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Personally implicated

Moat remained at large for nearly a week with help from Ness and Awan, who assisted with weapons, travel and setting up a camp near Rothbury. They subsequently claimed to have been hostages, but a jury rejected that account.

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Directly implicated

Following a standoff lasting several hours with police on the banks of the Coquet at Rothbury, Moat shot himself in the head and died.

Attribution

Personally implicated