A “vulnerable and public entrance” into the grounds was not protected, a report found ANDY RAIN/EPAThe coroner at the inquest into the Westminster terrorist attack has called for armed police to be permanently stationed at all of parliament’s gates. Khalid Masood fatally injured four pedestrians on Westminster Bridge on March 22 last year after hitting them with a hired car, then ran into the grounds of parliament and fatally stabbed PC Keith Palmer, 48, who was unarmed. Michelle Palmer, PC Palmer’s widow, has said that he had been left “at a vulnerable location, with no protection, to die”. Yesterday, after a three-week inquest in October, Mark Lucraft, QC, the chief coroner, issued a detailed report with recommendations. Mr Lucraft, who concluded that PC Palmer’s death might have been avoided had armed officers been…

Source: The Times December 21, 2018 00:11 UTC