Plymouth gunman faced no charges or caution for vicious assault last year

Police watchdog investigates why Jack Davison was put on a rehabilitation scheme and had weapon returned

The Plymouth gunman was not charged or cautioned after he carried out a vicious assault in a city park last year, but instead was allowed to take part in a four-month rehabilitation scheme, it has emerged.

Jack Davison's legally held shotgun was confiscated after he began the Pathfinder scheme and a worker from it found out he had the weapon and informed Devon and Cornwall police. But the shotgun was handed back last month after he finished the programme.