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John Edwards, who shot dead two children, should not have had gun licence, coroner finds
A “wholly inadequate” NSW Firearms Registry failed to perform its key responsibility when it granted gun licences to John Edwards, who shot dead his two children, a coroner has found.
Key points:
- The coroner stopped to compose herself several times during today’s hearing
- She said the deaths of Jack and Jennifer Edwards were preventable
- The inquest examined how John Edwards was granted gun permits and licences despite his history of domestic violence
Jack and Jennifer Edwards were killed by the 67-year-old in July 2018, after he stalked his daughter to the West Pennant Hills home they shared with their mother Olga Edwards.
Five months later, their grieving mother took her own life.
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