Family struggle to understand what turned quiet man into mass murderer

THE family of gunman Derrick Bird were last night struggling to understand what turned the quiet taxi driver into a mass killer.

Family struggle to understand what turned quiet man into mass murderer

Police said the 52-year-old was licensed to own the two guns he used in his three-hour rampage in Cumbria, had only one minor conviction, and was not known to have any mental health problems.

His elderly mother, Mary Bird, was said to be ā€œstunnedā€ after learning that her son had murdered his twin brother, their family solicitor and 10 other people before killing himself in a massacre which shocked the nation.

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