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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/moat-duo-were-willing-accomplices.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Two men accused of helping shotgun killer Raoul Moat during his rampage have gone on trial" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-moat-duo-were-willing-accomplices.jpg" alt="Two men accused of helping shotgun killer Raoul Moat during his rampage have gone on trial"/></a></p>
<p>Two men accused of helping shotgun killer Raoul Moat during his rampage were &#8220;willing accomplices&#8221; and pretended they were being held hostage by the gunman, a court has heard.</p>
<p>Qhuram Awan, 23, and Karl Ness, 26, were with Moat when he rang police after blasting unarmed Pc David Rathband to boast: &#8220;You are going to have to kill me, I&#8217;m never going to stop,&#8221; Newcastle Crown Court was told.</p>
<p>A jury heard how the two men helped the former doorman after he was released from prison hell-bent on killing his ex-partner&#8217;s new boyfriend, then phoned Northumbria Police to say he was &#8220;hunting for officers&#8221;.</p>
<p>And they were with him when Moat considered trying to kill more police officers as they drove past a McDonald&#8217;s drive-through &#8211; but decided to finish eating his McFlurry ice cream instead.</p>
<p>Opening the prosecution case Robert Smith QC told the jury: &#8220;The case which you are to try involves two men who, the prosecution say, were Moat&#8217;s willing accomplices.&#8221;</p>
<p>Less than 24 hours after murdering Chris Brown, 29, in Birtley, Tyneside, with three shotgun blasts, and badly injuring his ex-girlfriend Sam Stobbart, 22, with another shot, he left Pc Rathband for dead on an A1 slip-road west of Newcastle.</p>
<p>The prosecution alleged Ness helped Moat kill Mr Brown and both defendants are accused of the attempted murder of the police officer.</p>
<p>Moat and the defendants were hiding in Rothbury, Northumberland, where the ex-convict eventually shot himself following a stand-off with police, the court was told.</p>
<p>Ness denies the murder of Mr Brown, attempting to murder Pc Rathband, one charge of conspiracy to murder, one charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and one of robbing a fish shop.</p>
<p>Awan denies the attempted murder of Pc Rathband, one charge of conspiracy to murder, one charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and one of robbing a fish shop.</p>
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