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Police apologise for murder victim's 999 delay
9:27am Friday 9th May 2008
A millionaire builder who was gunned down on the doorstep of his Earlsfield home was left undiscovered for four hours as police failed to pick up a 999 call, an inquest has heard.
Yesterday Westminster Coroners' Court was told how dad-of-two Stuart McMahon, 45, died in a hail of bullets at his Magdalen Road house at some time between 7pm on September 29, 2006 and 4.30am the following day.
Acting Detective Inspector David Kennett admitted that the four-hour delay was "unacceptable".
Mr McMahon died from gunshot wounds to the chest.
Coroner Paul Knapman recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
Despite police offering a £20,000 reward to catch Mr McMahon's killer last year, no one has been arrested or charged for the murder.
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Lee, SW18 says...
12:53pm Fri 9 May 08
lee, SW18 says...
12:56pm Fri 9 May 08
carly, london says...
9:40am Mon 12 May 08
Now I'm sorry but I dont think it is fair that I get stopped for the fact that maybe I like to drive with my music pretty loud & happen to drive what I would say is a good car for someone my age. People if I had stolen the car, would I really have music on load, asking to get pulled over? I dont think so.
Whilst I'm being interrogated by PC Plod, some poor old man is getting mugged or someone else being stabbed.
So how does that one work out??
Come on people sort it out!!
Mike, Putney says...
4:58pm Mon 12 May 08
Remember the Yorkshire ripper he was caught after a traffic stop.
carly, london says...
11:02am Tue 13 May 08
What I'm trying to say is that instead of the police running around pulling over motorists for the sake of a little bonus here & there. This poor man woulsdn't have been left dying for 5hrs & could still be here now!
I just want to know what they were thinking when they heard someone had been shot & decided to leave it 5hrs before going there? What was more important?
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carly, london says...
10:19am Fri 9 May 08
Says it all if you ask me!