Man accused of killing woman in coronation day ‘hostage’ shooting was on bail at time of attack

Police watchdog investigates after court records reveal suspect in killing of Hayley Burke faced multiple domestic abuse charges

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation after it emerged that a man suspected of taking his ex-partner hostage and shooting her in the head was a known domestic abuse suspect who was on bail at the time of the attack.

Mother-of-two Hayley Burke, 36, was fatally injured at her home in Dartford during the coronation weekend and later died in hospital. Jacob Cloke, 29, is believed to have held her at gunpoint and pulled the trigger during a stand-off with police.

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