BREAKING: Louis De Zoysa has been found guilty of murdering Metropolitan Police Sgt Matiu Ratana while in custody in south London in September 2020.
A man has been found guilty of murdering a Met Police sergeant by shooting him in the chest with an antique gun he had smuggled into a south London custody centre.
Sgt Matiu Ratana, 54, died of a chest wound after being hit by two bullets at Croydon's Windmill Road custody block on 25 September 2020.But a jury at Northampton Crown Court ruled he had acted deliberately.During the three-week trial, the jury was shown distressing video footage of the New Zealand-born sergeant being hit by the first of three shots discharged by De Zoysa.
A second bullet struck him in his thigh before De Zoysa was wrestled to the ground by other officers.Footage shows arrest and detention of man accused of shooting police officer in custody De Zoysa, who was living in Banstead, Surrey, was left with brain damage after a fourth shot which he fired while on the floor hit an artery in his neck.When he was arrested in London Road, Norbury, officers did not find the .41-calibre revolver he had on him. It had been loaded with six rounds.During the trial, prosecutors said De Zoysa "retrieved" the weapon from a holster under his left arm, while handcuffed to the rear, as he was being transported to Windmill Road in a police van.
CCTV evidence suggested he managed to get hold of the gun with his right hand about 16 minutes before the shooting and then hid it in the back of his overcoat.
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