Police 'missed scene of shooting'

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Jessie James, 15, was shot three times as he rode his mountain bike through Broadfield Park, in Moss Side, Manchester, in the early hours of September 9 last year.

Witnesses said on Monday that they heard several gunshots and one saw the pistol muzzle flash as the youngster fell to the ground at around 1am.

Police received a call reporting a disturbance at a social club only yards from the shooting 15 minutes later.

Officers attended the West Indian Sports And Social Club in Manchester's Moss Side and questioned the assistant manager but left after five minutes when they discovered nothing untoward.

It was one-and-a-half hours later that a second 999 call alerted police to the shooting.

Police found the blood-soaked body of the youngster lying beside his bicycle.

The inquest is being held at Manchester Crown Court amid tight security.

Almost all the key witnesses have given evidence from behind screens and over video link with their voices distorted to maintain their anonymity.

The special measures have been introduced to combat the wall of silence confronted by police trying to question members of the local community about the murder.