Settlement is confidential at request of family whose case rested on ‘legality’ of shootingThe family of Mark Duggan, whose killing sparked civil unrest across England in 2011, have settled a high court claim against the Metropolitan police. His family have now settled their damages claim against the Met, which has made no admission of liability for Duggan’s death, the high court heard on Thursday. At a hearing in London, Mr Justice Stewart approved the terms of the settlement, which is confidential at the request of the Duggan family. The court would also have had to examine whether V53 had a “reasonable belief that Mr Duggan was holding a gun when he was shot”, Stewart said. “The terms of the settlement are confidential at the request of the Duggan family.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2019 14:03 UTC