Barrister killed by five bullets; INQUEST: Hearing on victim of shootout with police.Byline: By Chris Greenwood BARRISTER barrister: see attorney. barrister One of two types of practicing lawyers in Britain (the other is the solicitor). Barristers engage in advocacy (trial work), and only they may argue cases before a high court. Mark Saunders was hit at least five times by police marksmen during a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. at his home, an inquest heard today. The divorce specialist was killed after holing himself up in his pounds 2.2 million London flat armed with his shotgun on Tuesday night. Armed police moved in after he began firing shots at neighbours in the wealthy square in Chelsea. He was shot in the head, the heart and the liver and the bullets were fired from several police weapons, an inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court heard this morning. Coroner's officer Lynda Morris said that Mr Saunders did not suffer any injuries from his own shotgun. She said: "The multiple gunshot wounds present are associated with severe internal damage to the brain, the heart, the liver and the main vein of the lower body. "The external and internal gunshot related damage is consistent with a minimum of five shots having hit the deceased. "The nature of the wound and the projectile projectile something thrown forward. projectile syringe see blow dart. projectile vomiting forceful vomiting, usually without preceding retching, in which the vomitus is thrown well forward. material recovered from the body suggests that more than one type of bullet has hit the deceased and further information will become available on this point." Mrs Morris was reading from a preliminary report prepared by pathologist Dr Nathaniel Carey yesterday. The inquest heard that Mr Saunders's wife Elizabeth Clarke Elizabeth Clarke (c. 1565 - 1645) was the first woman accused of witchcraft by the Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins in 1645 in Essex, England. But that was before accusing 5 other witches. identified his body at Westminster Public Mortuary yesterday. The formal cause of death was given to the court as multiple gunshot wounds. Independent Police Complaints Commission investigating officer Paul Craig Paul Craig (born 27 September 1951) is currently Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St John's College. Craig is a specialist in Administrative and EU Law. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, where he took his BA, MA and BCL. told the inquest that a fuller report may take up to six months to prepare. He said: "During the late afternoon and evening of last Tuesday, an incident occurred in the area of 46 Markham Square, London, SW3. "This resulted in the fatal shooting of Mr Mark Saunders. "It would appear that there were three separate exchanges of gunfire between Mr Saunders and various police officers who were at the scene. "The incident concluded following the last of these exchanges when an intervention was made to the property by police officers and Mr Saunders was found to be seriously injured." (Proceeding) CAPTION(S): TRAGIC SCENE... the Chelsea flat. |
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