Policing and criminal justice system

The jury at the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan have been told to answer five questions to establish whether he was killed lawfully or unlawfully.

Sean Rigg’s family has welcomed a decision by the IPCC to reopen its investigation into his death. Mr Rigg died in 2008 in Brixton police station and last year an inquest jury recorded a highly critical narrative verdict.

A police officer has told the inquest into Mark Duggan’s death that he ‘did not plant any gun at any scene’, after claims that this was the case.

Afloshade Lamini, a second witness to an alleged case of sexual misconduct by staff at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, is being threatened with deportation.