Gun fired by Lord Ashcroft’s daughter-in-law in cop killing ‘had built-in safe bar’

THE pistol fired by Lord Ashcroft’s daughter-in-law in a police killing has a built-in safety-lever to prevent accidents.

The Glock 9mm’s bar and the trigger both have to be depressed to make it fire, experts say.

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Jasmine Hartin, 32, who is married to the Tory bigwig’s son, Andrew, says she accidentally shot Supt Henry Jemmott in the head with his service gun after giving him a massage in Belize.

But retired police captain Michael Van Durme, 65, said: “I guess someone could grab the gun, stick their finger in it and hit the trigger by accident.

"But they would need a firm grip, point the gun at his head and pull the trigger back.”

Hartin is in jail facing a manslaughter charge.

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