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Brighton siege inquest hears hostage’s triple-0 call from room with gunman Yacqub Khayre
A terrified hostage can be heard pleading with police to save her life after partially freeing her hands from cable ties during the Brighton siege, in a triple-0 call played to a court today.
Key points:
- The inquest is examining whether Brighton siege gunman Yacqub Khayre’s actions in 2017 could have been anticipated or prevented
- Two triple-0 calls were played to the court
- The court also heard Khayre’s viewing of online content related to extremist ideology and terrorism increased in the weeks before the siege
An inquest has started into the deaths of 29-year-old gunman, Yacqub Khayre, and one of his victims, 36-year-old receptionist, Nick Hao.
Mr Hao was fatally shot in the chest and abdomen by Khayre at the Buckingham Apartments in…
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