Raoul Moat David Rathband Christopher Brown Samantha Stobbart Manchester county Northumberland reports country shootings shock WhatsApp action man and Raoul Moat David Rathband Christopher Brown Samantha Stobbart Manchester county Northumberland

Who were Raoul Moat's accomplices Karl Ness and Qhuram Awan and what happened to them?

Reading now: 527
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Two men who helped Raoul Moat carry out a shooting spree and evade the police in 2010 were eventually jailed for their part in the crime.

Moat, 37, was at the centre of a Northumbria Police manhunt which made headlines across the country after shooting and injuring his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and killing her new boyfriend Christopher Brown.

He also shot and blinded police officer David Rathband, who tragically killed himself less than two years later. The Newcastle bouncer went on the run for a week and following a six-hour stand-off with police in the village of Rothbury, Northumberland, where Moat was hiding out, he shot himself in the head and died.

ITV drama The Hunt for Raoul Moat, which continues airing on Monday night (April 17) and Tuesday night (April 18), is exploring the story behind the manhunt. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Two of Moat's friends, Karl Ness, then 27, and Qhuram Awan, then 24, became embroiled in Moat's plot to kill and were convicted of conspiracy to murder police officers and the attempted murder of PC David Rathband in 2011.

Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA