John 'Goldfinger' Palmer: Paramedics' concerns ignored
A paramedic called to treat a notorious criminal gunned down in his garden in Essex raised doubts about the cause of his fatal injuries, a report said.
John "Goldfinger" Palmer, who previously ran a jewellery business in Bristol and lived in Bath, was initially thought to have died from natural causes in 2015. It took a week to establish he had been shot six times.
A
case review
revealed a paramedic told police he doubted the conman's wounds were from recent keyhole chest surgery.
But police officers at the scene were "not concerned", the report said.
Farewell from the BBC Essex Local Live team for this week.
We'll be back again on Monday with all your news, sport, weather and travel from 08:00.
Before we go, here's a quick recap of some of the stories we've covered today:
A Leigh food blogger wins £24,000 in libel case against a Daily Mail columnist
Motorist's car was crushed in an "act of God", insurers say
Money kept from a WW2 air disaster fund is to be spent 77 years on
Scroll down for more... and have a great weekend.
A120 campaign wins support from The U's
A football club has given its backing a campaign to build a new A120 dual carriageway.
Essex County CouncilCopyright: Essex County Council
The
consultation
on the route options for the A120 between Braintree and the A12 closes on Tuesday.
There are five proposed options.
The campaign has won support from
Colchester United
's head coach John McGreal and current captain Chris Porter.
Matt Hudson, the club's media manager, said: "We were pleased to be able to back the campaign.
"The club has a great location adjacent to the A12, which has helped us build a strong business over the last nine years, and efforts to improve other parts of the road infrastructure can only be of benefit to the stadium, our business visitors and match-day supporters."
Live Reporting
All times stated are UK
Get involved
PACopyright: PA -
A Leigh food blogger wins £24,000 in libel case against a Daily Mail columnist
-
Motorist's car was crushed in an "act of God", insurers say
-
Money kept from a WW2 air disaster fund is to be spent 77 years on
Essex County CouncilCopyright: Essex County Council BBCCopyright: BBC
Latest PostJohn 'Goldfinger' Palmer: Paramedics' concerns ignored
A paramedic called to treat a notorious criminal gunned down in his garden in Essex raised doubts about the cause of his fatal injuries, a report said.
John "Goldfinger" Palmer, who previously ran a jewellery business in Bristol and lived in Bath, was initially thought to have died from natural causes in 2015. It took a week to establish he had been shot six times.
A case review revealed a paramedic told police he doubted the conman's wounds were from recent keyhole chest surgery.
But police officers at the scene were "not concerned", the report said.
Insurance wrangle over wall collapse
The bricks came down during last month's Storm Doris.
Five arrests as man stabbed to death
Officers say the 19-year-old died at the house in Chelmsford following reports of a fight.
Read moreGoldfinger police 'ignored wound doubts'
By Laurence Cawley
BBC News
A case review reveals a paramedic doubted the notorious criminal's wounds were from recent chest surgery.
Read moreSolihull Moors 3-3 Braintree Town
Solihull hit back from three goals down inside the first 25 minutes to earn an incredible draw against Braintree.
Read moreBristol Rovers 2-0 Southend United
Billy Bodin and Rory Gaffney score the goals as Bristol Rovers beat Southend to boost their League One play-off hopes.
Read moreColchester United 0-4 Portsmouth
Portsmouth boost their hopes of automatic promotion from League Two with an impressive win at play-off chasers Colchester.
Read moreFive things you may have missed
By Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Strange red cards, a penalty hero and Burton breaking new ground - BBC Sport rounds up Saturday's Football League action.
Read moreOur live coverage from across the day
Kate Scotter
BBC News
Farewell from the BBC Essex Local Live team for this week.
We'll be back again on Monday with all your news, sport, weather and travel from 08:00.
Before we go, here's a quick recap of some of the stories we've covered today:
Scroll down for more... and have a great weekend.
A120 campaign wins support from The U's
A football club has given its backing a campaign to build a new A120 dual carriageway.
The consultation on the route options for the A120 between Braintree and the A12 closes on Tuesday.
There are five proposed options.
The campaign has won support from Colchester United 's head coach John McGreal and current captain Chris Porter.
Matt Hudson, the club's media manager, said: "We were pleased to be able to back the campaign.
"The club has a great location adjacent to the A12, which has helped us build a strong business over the last nine years, and efforts to improve other parts of the road infrastructure can only be of benefit to the stadium, our business visitors and match-day supporters."
Evening weather update: Foggy tonight, bright tomorrow
Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather
It will be a largely cloudy night with some patchy mist, fog and drizzle. It will also be very mild, with lows of 7C (45F).
Any mist and fog will clear on Saturday morning and, after a mainly cloudy start, we should see some brightness and sunshine developing.
In the best of any sunshine, temperatures could climb as high as 18C (64F).
There'll be a light wind between the south-west and south-east.
Find the latest weather where you live on the BBC Weather website .