BREAKING: Man denies murdering Met Police officer who was shot dead on duty
Louis De Zoysa, from Banstead, Surrey, has denied killing Sgt Ratana during a plea hearing at Northampton Crown Court.
Sgt Ratana, aged 54, died after suffering gunshot wounds at Croydon custody centre in South London on September 25 2020. De Zoysa, who appeared on the video-link in a wheelchair and with his right arm in a sling, was assisted by an intermediary and entered his plea by holding up a whiteboard with not guilty written on it.
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