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Whittington gunman went to collect drug debt, court told

Whittington gunman went to collect drug debt, court told

A Whittington drug debt collection spiralled out of control when a tattooed criminal shot a man in the neck over $25,000, as a judge has sought clarity around the shooter’s mental state.

Mitchell Jay Dow, 30, appeared in the County Court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery, making a threat to kill, discharging a firearm at a premises, recklessly causing injury, theft, intentional destruction of property and possessing a weapon as a prohibited person.

Dow…

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