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Mark Duggan gun supplier Kevin Hutchinson-Foster jailed | Mark Duggan gun supplier Kevin Hutchinson-Foster jailed |
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A man convicted of supplying a gun to Mark Duggan on the day he was shot dead by police in north London has been jailed for 11 years. | A man convicted of supplying a gun to Mark Duggan on the day he was shot dead by police in north London has been jailed for 11 years. |
Mr Duggan, 29, was shot by officers in Tottenham on 4 August 2011 and a gun was found nearby, the Old Bailey heard. | Mr Duggan, 29, was shot by officers in Tottenham on 4 August 2011 and a gun was found nearby, the Old Bailey heard. |
Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, had denied selling or transferring a prohibited firearm to him. | Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, had denied selling or transferring a prohibited firearm to him. |
Mr Duggan's death sparked riots in Tottenham, which led to disorder in a number of English towns and cities. | Mr Duggan's death sparked riots in Tottenham, which led to disorder in a number of English towns and cities. |
'Risk of violence' | |
In a retrial, Hutchinson-Foster was found guilty of supplying the illegal handgun 15 minutes before police intercepted a minicab Mr Duggan was travelling in and shot him dead. | In a retrial, Hutchinson-Foster was found guilty of supplying the illegal handgun 15 minutes before police intercepted a minicab Mr Duggan was travelling in and shot him dead. |
Judge David Radford said Hutchinson-Foster had "plainly known" the gun would be used for criminal purposes by Mark Duggan or somebody else. | Judge David Radford said Hutchinson-Foster had "plainly known" the gun would be used for criminal purposes by Mark Duggan or somebody else. |
He told Hutchinson-Foster: "There is a significant risk that you will commit specified violent offences in future." | He told Hutchinson-Foster: "There is a significant risk that you will commit specified violent offences in future." |
Hutchinson-Foster, who is already serving a prison sentence for drug offences, pleaded guilty to possessing the same gun and using it to beat a man in a Hackney hair salon a week earlier. | |
Prior to sentencing, Hutchinson-Foster's barrister Stuart Denney QC said that his client should not be held responsible for the death of Mark Duggan and the subsequent riots. | |
He added Hutchinson-Foster had already been in solitary confinement twice for his own protection while in prison. | |
"It is plainly going to be a hard time," Mr Denney said. | |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the shooting of Mark Duggan. | |
An inquest into Mr Duggan's death is expected to get under way later this year. |
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