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UK: Jury concludes multiple police failures led to 1985 shooting of Cherry Groce

11 July 2014

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"An inquest jury found today that the death of Mrs Dorothy “Cherry” Groce was the result of serious and multiple police failures on the part of officers across the ranks.The jury concluded that: Mrs. Groce was shot by police during a planned surprise, forced entry raid on her home and her subsequent death was contributed to by failures in the planning and implementation of that “raid”"

See the article: Jury concludes multiple police failures led to 1985 shooting of Cherry Groce (Inquest, link)

See also: Questions for the jury (pdf)

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