Man who shot and killed Sergeant Matt Ratana in custody cell jailed for life
Matt Ratana, 54, died after he was shot at by Louis De Zoysa, 25, in a custody block in Croydon on September 25, 2020.The jury was previously shown CCTV footage of the moment when Sgt Ratana was fatally shot.
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.The second shot was fired during the police’s struggle with the defendant, which hit Sergeant Ratana in the leg – but this was not believed to be the fatal shot.
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