A dog breeder has been found guilty of murdering his partner and her daughter at his puppy farm.
John Lowe, 82, opened fire on 66-year-old Christine Lee and her daughter Lucy Lee, 40, with a shotgun he normally used for killing rats.
Christine's daughter, Stacy Banner, said after his trial: "The shotgun was one of seven that had been returned to him by the police only months before he used it to kill."
She added: "John Lowe pulled the trigger but it was the Surrey Police who put the gun in his hands."
Surrey Police apologised to the family after Lowe's shotguns were returned to him in July last year following their confiscation the previous March.
The force said two reports indicated the decision was "flawed" and vowed to "co-operate fully" with an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation.
Lowe told his trial at Guildford Crown Court that the women's deaths near Farnham in Surrey in February were "a terrible accident" after a struggle over the gun as he went to destroy some dogs.
But the jury of six men and six women convicted him of their murders after hearing that, following his arrest, he told the police he had "put down" the women because they had been "giving me s*** for weeks".
They also heard that Lucy made a "desperate" 999 call to police saying that Lowe had killed her mother and telling the operator she was going back to confront him.
She was then shot twice, with Lowe reloading the .410 calibre double-barrelled weapon between shots.
Lowe, who listened to proceedings through a hearing loop, showed no emotion as the verdicts were given.
Speaking outside court, Mrs Banner said Lowe "brutally and deliberately murdered my mum and my sister by shooting each of them at close range with a shotgun - they did not stand a chance".
She added: "My life stopped when their lives ended on 23rd February this year. It will never be the same for me or my children who have lost their aunt and Nanny Burger King."
She also called for the way gun licencing decisions are made to be changed.
"(It) cannot be left entirely up to the police. There needs to be thorough and regular multi-agency assessments for would be gun-holders. And the cost of a shotgun licence needs to be significantly increased."
Christine Lee's sister, Julia James, said: "Christine had a heart of gold and was full of life. Lucy believed in protecting life and being kind to others.
"I witnessed on numerous occasions how caring Christine and Lucy had been towards Lowe. It has been heart-breaking listening to his lies."
Surrey Police said three of its employees are being investigated for gross misconduct over the decision to return Lowe's guns before the shooting.
It is also reviewing all cases where guns have been removed and then returned to people in the last three years.
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