"... or are you just pleased to see me?"

The family of a man who was shot dead by Sussex Police while naked and unarmed has won the right to sue the force for unlawful killing. James Ashley, 39, from Liverpool, was shot 10 years ago as he got out of bed at his flat in Hastings which officers had a warrant to search.

The policeman who fired the fatal shot was tried for murder and acquitted. He had claimed he had mistakenly thought Mr Ashley was pointing a gun at him and was about to shoot him. [BBC]

Well, if you will get a man out of bed naked first thing in the morning…


EDIT: The copy has been changed on the BBC page but the slightly unfortunate phrasing is still there, tucked away at the end.