Mark Duggan jury given police protection after 'vile' abuse

Ten jurors granted anonymity and protection due to 'unprecedented' hostility at Royal Courts of Justice

Mark Duggan

THE jury that concluded that police killed Mark Duggan lawfully has been granted anonymity and its members were given a police escort as they left court, the Daily Mail reports.

The ten jurors were given protection because of the "menacing" behaviour of Duggan's friends and supporters at the Royal Courts of Justice this week. After delivering their conclusion that the 29-year-old was lawfully killed when he was shot by police in July 2010, the jurors were subjected to "intimidation and vile abuse", the Mail says.

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