THE family of a woman gunned down by police officers in 1985 said yesterday they were “praying justice prevails” as the inquest into her finally gets under way on Monday. 

An investigation into the shooting of Dorothy “Cherry” Groce will begin almost 30 years after the shooting that sparked some of the worst riots Britain has ever witnessed. 

Ms Groce was shot by Met Inspector Lovelock in front of some of her youngest children during an armed raid on her home in Brixton, south London.