Mark Duggan's Aunt: 'Shocked And Bewildered'

Mark Duggan's aunt has told Sky News she gives the inquest jury, that concluded he had been lawfully killed by police, their due.

Carole Duggan said: "It must have been difficult for the jury to undergo that for three months, days in, day out so we have to give them their due in that sense.

"But it (the verdict) wasn't right."

She also said of her family: "We feel shocked, bewildered, upset, confused even."

Ms Duggan added: "We just did not expect that result.

"We were hoping for unlawful killing but in reality we were thinking maybe an open verdict but when they came back with lawful killing it was a blow to the family."

And she was critical of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

She said: "If the IPCC in the beginning had done a thorough investigation, the jury may have come to a different conclusion."

The jury concluded on Wednesday that Mr Duggan, 29, had been killed lawfully despite not holding a gun at the time.

Jurors said they believed he had a gun with him in a taxi immediately before police stopped the vehicle but threw it over railings in the moments before he was shot by a marksman.

The conclusion of the inquest led to angry scenes both inside and outside London's Royal Courts of Justice.

The killing in Tottenham, north London in August 2011 sparked rioting days later in the capital and in several other cities across England.

David Cameron has appealed for a calm response to the inquest verdict.

The Prime Minister said he hoped people would respect the "proper judicial process" and welcomed the stance taken by Carole Duggan, who said she wanted "no more violence".

The Met is trying to rebuild trust over the controversial killing, with Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe meeting community leaders over how to improve relationships with the force.

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