Viewers of The Hunt for Raoul Moat on ITV have criticised those members of the public who hailed the killer a ‘legend’.
Episode 2 of the true crime dramatisation aired on Tuesday night (April 17), and showed how the murderer Raoul Moat gained supporters and ‘fans’.
After shooting his ex-girlfriend, and killing her new boyfriend Chris Brown, disturbed Raoul Moat then shot policeman PC Rathband – subsequently leaving him blind.
Raoul then went on the run, pursued by police in what became one of the most famous manhunts in UK history.
Alarmingly, some people called criminal Raoul Moat a ‘legend’.
Raoul Moat ‘fans’ called killer a ‘legend’
In a frankly baffling twist, some members of the public saw Raoul Moat as a legend.
It may seem difficult to imagine now but, at the time, many took to platforms including Facebook and Twitter to who their support for Raoul Moat.
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