Martyn Blake, 40, shot Chris Kaba through the windscreen of an Audi during a ‘hard stop’ in Streatham, south London, on September 5, 2022.
Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake is on trial at the old Bailey accused of the murder of 24-year-old Chris Kaba in south London A Metropolitan Police marksman on trial for murdering Chris Kaba pulled the trigger because he feared ‘one or many’ officers could be killed while the suspect tried to escape at ‘any cost’, jurors have heard. Martyn Blake, 40, shot the 24-year-old in the head through the windscreen of an Audi during a ‘hard stop’ in Streatham, south London, on September 5, 2022.
Helen, the mother of Chris Kaba, arrives with supporters outside the Old Bailey In his initial account of what had happened, given on September 6, Blake said Mr Kaba had driven the Audi ‘at great speed’ towards him and a colleague, referred to as E156. ‘I had a genuine belief that either of us could be killed and moved right, out of the way,’ the officer said.
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