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| Review into lawyer shot by police | Review into lawyer shot by police |
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| A judicial review into aspects of the death of a lawyer shot dead by police in London is to open at the High Court. | A judicial review into aspects of the death of a lawyer shot dead by police in London is to open at the High Court. |
| Mark Saunders, 32, was shot after a siege during which he fired at police from his £2m house in Chelsea. | Mark Saunders, 32, was shot after a siege during which he fired at police from his £2m house in Chelsea. |
| The review will consider whether the practice of allowing officers to confer before making statements should be allowed to continue. | The review will consider whether the practice of allowing officers to confer before making statements should be allowed to continue. |
| His sister Charlotte Saunders said: "I have to question whether it was necessary to kill my brother." | |
| Mr Saunders was shot by police at least five times at his house on Markham Square on 6 May, following a five-and-a-half hour stand-off. | Mr Saunders was shot by police at least five times at his house on Markham Square on 6 May, following a five-and-a-half hour stand-off. |
| Human rights breach | Human rights breach |
| He was said to have been depressed over difficulties with his marriage. | He was said to have been depressed over difficulties with his marriage. |
| In May, a preliminary inquest hearing at Westminster Coroner's Court heard he was shot in the head, the heart and the liver. | In May, a preliminary inquest hearing at Westminster Coroner's Court heard he was shot in the head, the heart and the liver. |
| Ms Saunders is hoping the High Court review will prove the inquiry into the incident by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is unlawful.The officers involved have not been interviewed | Ms Saunders is hoping the High Court review will prove the inquiry into the incident by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is unlawful.The officers involved have not been interviewed |
| She said the practice of allowing police officers to confer before making statements breaches the European Convention on Human Rights. | She said the practice of allowing police officers to confer before making statements breaches the European Convention on Human Rights. |
| Article 2 of the convention requires that investigations into killings by police are investigated effectively, and she says allowing them to confer contaminates evidence. | Article 2 of the convention requires that investigations into killings by police are investigated effectively, and she says allowing them to confer contaminates evidence. |
| Ms Saunders will also argue that she is entitled to more information on the shooting than she has received so far. | Ms Saunders will also argue that she is entitled to more information on the shooting than she has received so far. |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said: "Immediately after his first shot the police were called and the area evacuated, so there was no risk to the public. He was on his own, he had no hostage and made no demands. | |
| Four months on we still don't know what was in the minds of the officers who killed my brother Charlotte Saunders | Four months on we still don't know what was in the minds of the officers who killed my brother Charlotte Saunders |
| "So over the course of four or five hours with all the police training and technology, was there really no non-lethal method to overcome him? | "So over the course of four or five hours with all the police training and technology, was there really no non-lethal method to overcome him? |
| "Four months on we still don't know what was in the minds of the officers who killed my brother. | "Four months on we still don't know what was in the minds of the officers who killed my brother. |
| "We have had very little information from the IPCC. What information we have got is from the press, so we know as much as anyone else." | "We have had very little information from the IPCC. What information we have got is from the press, so we know as much as anyone else." |
| Speaking about the practice of allowing officers to confer, she said: "These men have not been interviewed to date. | Speaking about the practice of allowing officers to confer, she said: "These men have not been interviewed to date. |
| "All they've had to do is write a statement which they have had opportunity to be contaminated, to be influenced by another source, and and I don't really think that's acceptable when my brother's life has been taken, or any man's life has been taken." | "All they've had to do is write a statement which they have had opportunity to be contaminated, to be influenced by another source, and and I don't really think that's acceptable when my brother's life has been taken, or any man's life has been taken." |
| The IPCC has itself called on three separate occasions for the practice of allowing officers to confer to be ended. | The IPCC has itself called on three separate occasions for the practice of allowing officers to confer to be ended. |