Firearms experts killed himself in police stand-off ‘as he blamed himself for Mark Duggan shooting’

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The death of Mark Duggan haunted a police firearms expert who shot himself in the head an inquest heard

Officers tried to talk to him on January 30, 2016, before using a taser and rubber bullets on him to try and bring the standoff to an end, but he shot himself in the head.

South London Corner's Court was told Hanley had suffered a "breakdown" due to alleged bullying at work and three months earlier had threatened to harm himself and others.

The inquest was told he felt he was responsible for the death of 29-year-old Mark Duggan – who was shot and killed by police in Tottenham, north London, in August 2011 – because he had recommended the type of bullets used by armed police.

Hanley worked for the Metropolitan police as a physical protection technician and was a specialist in firearms and ammunition, the inquest heard.

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