JAKE Davison's former school teacher agreed to be the referee on his shotgun application after staying in touch with him over Facebook, an inquest heard.
Giving evidence on day nine of the Plymouth shooting inquest, Josephine Duffy, a teacher at Mount Tamar school, said in 2017 she agreed that Davison, 22, could use her details on an application for a shotgun certificate.
The hearings come after Davison killed his mother Maxine, 51, after a row and then shot dead four others in a 12-minute rampage on the evening of August 12 2021 in the Keyham area of the city. Apprentice crane operator Davison then turned the pumpaction shotgun on himself before armed police reached him.
Yesterday, during her questioning, Ms Duffy said before agreeing to help with the shotgun application she requested to meet Davison and his mum at their home. She said she went around and spent about half an hour chatting with Davison and his mum over a cup of tea that he had made.
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