Bradley Sutherland, director of MB Outdoors, which runs Tactical Archery, confirmed an email, signed “A”, was received by the company on May 3 2022. In it, Rudakubana said: “I would like to purchase from Tactical Archery but I would prefer discreet packaging which doesn’t provide any information on what is inside the box. The directors of both companies set out the age verification processes they used when selling items for over-18s. Mr Jones said the vast majority of “inappropriate questions” received by his company, which also sells archery equipment, were related to crossbow sales. He said: “In the last 12 months we have found it necessary to contact the police three times.”The inquiry continues.