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Subject: Re: Mark Saunders, Barrister. Posted on: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:56:49 +0100

"Palindrome" wrote in message
news:U1iUj.107520$3k2.13696@fe10.news.easynews.com...
> Alasdair wrote:
>> "The 32-year-old, believed to be Mark Saunders, a barrister, died
>> after earlier exchanging shots with police in Markham Square,
>> Chelsea".
>>
>> It must be most unusual for a barrister to get involved in a shoot-out
>> with police. Does anyone know what this is all about?
>>
> AFAIK, far more solicitors lose the plot and use a shotgun for personal
> plaque treatment than barristers. From what I have read about this little
> episode, it does rather sound like death by cop.
>
> I assume that life insurance companies treat such adventures in much the
> same way as suicide and refuse to pay out?

I would imagine that would only be the case where a coroners court returned
a verdict of suicide.