This is my end of unit task, which involved changing a news story to keep up with developments throughout the case. It is a fictional account created by my lecturer, but I received a first for this article.
Bournemouth’s crossbow killer has been shot dead by armed police after a stand-off at a pub. Pascal Tonk, 23, would not put down his weapon despite pleas and was shot by a member of the firearms squad in self defence.
Mr Tonk, a motorbike repairman, has been linked to the killings of two people, including that of his own mother. Shaz Tonk, 38, was pulled from her house in Pine Road, Winton at around 10.45 this morning after a fire there was extinguished. She had been decapitated.
Dutch bonsai fan Mellini Rattue, 62, was shot in the eye after getting off a bus in the Chaseside area of town at 10.20am this morning. He was part of a coach party that had only arrived in the UK today and died from his injuries. He leaves a wife and two children, including an eighteen month old daughter.
Alan Rose, Assistant Chief Constable of Dorset Police, said that it was “random coincidence” that Mr Rattue was shot, and that he wasn’t targeted because of his nationality.
A seven month old Norfolk Terrier belonging to mobile hairdresser Pippa Shufflebottom, 32, was also shot, but has since been declared as ‘fine’.
Mr Tonk, who had no previous convictions, was believed to have been involved in a family dispute over Dutch national service, which he was entitled to do due to his dual British and Dutch citizenship. Graffiti found at Bournemouth Sports Club made threatening remarks towards members of his family.
Police believe the crossbow used in the murders is the one stolen from Bournemouth Sports Club last night. The wall of the building in Chapel Gate was destroyed with a JCB digger. The Olympic standard bow was taken along with bolts, with an estimated worth £3000.
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