Henry Bruce Stanley (May 2, 1953 - September 22, 1999), known as Harry Stanley, was a painter and decorator shot and murdered by a British armed police officer in a disputable situation. His death was initially recorded with an open verdict, before being ruled as a lawless killings by the jury on appeal and was finally reverted to an open court verdict.
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Stanley was born in Bellshill, near Glasgow, Scotland, where he lived for the first 19 years of his life. He moved to London in the early 1970s to find a job, and married his childhood sweetheart, Irene. They have three children, and grandchildren, and live in Hackney, east London. He has a previous criminal record, convicted of armed robbery in 1974, and has served a 4-year prison term for a painful body injury. This is unknown to police officers who responded to a call about "an Irishman with a gun wrapped in a bag". The 46-year-old painter and decorator has recently been released from hospital after surgery for colon cancer at the time of his death.
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On September 22, 1999, he returned home from Alexandra Pub in South Hackney carrying, in a plastic bag, the table legs his brother had repaired that day. Someone had called the police to report "an Irishman with a gun wrapped in a bag".
At the intersection of Fremont Street and Victoria Park Road in South Hackney, near his home, Inspector Neil Sharman and PC Kevin Fagan, the crew of the Metropolitan Armed Response Vehicle Police challenged Stanley from behind. When he turned to face them, they shot him dead at a distance of 15 feet (5 m).
Hearing
First check
The preliminary examination judge in 2002 returned an open verdict. The Stanley family is unhappy with this result, especially since the coroner, Dr. Stephen Chan, only allowing the jury to return a verdict of legitimate murder or an open verdict.
Judicial review
His widow, Irene, petitioned the High Court and successfully obtained a legal review of the first hearing. On April 7, 2003, Mr. Justice Sieber ordered a new investigation after deciding that there was "insufficient investigation".
During the new trial, Dr. Andrew Reid heard that both officers opened fire after being misinformed in an information; they are told that Mr. Stanley carries a gun and has an Irish accent. The jury returned the verdict, in November 2004, unlawful killing, resulting in the suspension of the officers involved.
In protest over the suspension, more than 120 of the 400 officers of the Metropolitan Police authorized to use firearms handed over their firearms authorization cards, with Glen Smyth, a spokesman for the Police Federation said, "The officers are very concerned that the tactics they train, as a consequence of verdict, now doubtful. "The officers' suspension was lifted shortly thereafter.
High Court
In May 2005, the High Court ruled that there was "insufficient evidence" for unlawful killings, canceled it and returned an open verdict from the first hearing. Mr. Justice Leveson also decided the third check should not be held, but added his weight to call for reform of the inspection system. Glen Smyth described the decision as "common sense", but the Inquest campaign group was disappointed, saying the verdict sent "a message that families have no trust in the system and feel they can not get justice when death is in custody."
Police actions
On June 2, 2005, two officers involved in the shooting were arrested and interviewed, following an investigation by Surrey Police involving new forensic evidence. The Crown Prosecution Service ruled in October 2005 for not filing a lawsuit, saying that they "concluded that the prosecution evidence was not enough to deny the officers' assertion that they were acting in self-defense".
On 9 February 2006 the Independent Police Complaints Commission published their report into the incident, recommending that no further disciplinary action be taken against the officers. The Stanley family representatives expressed their "bitter disappointment" and stated that the case was a failure of the criminal justice system. The Metropolitan Police Federation declared, "We are, of course, happy with the justification of the officers, but we remain deeply troubled by the way the whole matter is dealt with." The report did make important recommendations to the police in the post-incident procedure to be followed after the shootings.
See also
- Death of Mark Duggan
- Ian Tomlinson's Death
- Death of Jean Charles de Menezes
- Azelle Rodney's Death
- Death of Blair Peach
- Kevin Gately's Death
- The police use firearms in the United Kingdom
References
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