Jurors shown horrific moment a police sergeant was fatally shot by a man in custody hiding a loaded gun behind his back
Matt Ratana, 54, died after he was shot at by Louis De Zoysa, 25, in a custody block in Croydon on September 25, 2020.
He told the defendant: "You’ve been arrested on suspicion of possession of bullets, ammunition and possession with intent to supply class B.” Two separate police officers were stood either side of the defendant before tackling him to the ground as they shouted at him to surrender the gun.A special memorial service was held for Matt Ratana after his death.Mr De Zoysa continued to conceal the gun and fired it three more times before dropping it.
He was then tasered by a police officer and the gun was kicked away from the defendant and recovered by the officers.
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