Man jailed for helping Raoul Moat

Scott RaisbeckScott Raisbeck had pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice
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A Northumberland man has been jailed for helping gunman Raoul Moat by hiding evidence.

Scott Raisbeck, 30, removed the van Moat used when he shot his ex-girlfriend and killed her new partner. He also hid some of the items from it.

The 50-year-old of Glebe Close, Blyth, had earlier pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and handling stolen goods.

The judge at Newcastle Crown Court sentenced him to 15 months in prison.

In March, two other men, Karl Ness and Qhuram Awan, were jailed for life for helping Moat in July last year.

During his rampage, Moat’s former girlfriend Samantha Stobbart was seriously injured and karate instructor Chris Brown was killed.

Moat also shot Pc David Rathband in the face, leaving him blind.

Following the shootings 37-year-old Moat went on the run for a week, sparking a major manhunt, and then shot himself in Rothbury, Northumberland.

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