Raoul Moat - where are the survivors, victim's families, and his own children 13 years after crime spree
dailyrecord.co.ukITV viewers have been gripped by the edge-of-your-seat drama The Hunt for Raoul Moat based on the real life story. The dramatised version has now concluded in the show's tense finale, but the real-life rampage left its mark on victims for years to come.
The events began on July 3, 2010, when in a jealousy-fuelled Moat hunted down and shot his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and her new boyfriend Chris Brown.Samantha survived her ex's bullets but unfortunately, her partner Chris died instantly following the attack.
Moat, who was just two days out of jail at the time, embarked on a week-long reign of terror across Gateshead and Newcastle, as part of a vendetta against the police.The Mirror reports that just hours after Moat's attack on Samantha and Chris, he went on to shoot and blind PC David Rathband before going on the run, sparking the largest manhunt in modern UK history.
Police officers hunted for Moat while he would torment them with phone calls, threatening to kill them and members of the public.
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