Louis De Zoysa denies killing Sgt Matiu Ratana by shooting him at the custody centre in Croydon.
A man accused of murdering a Metropolitan Police officer by shooting him at a custody centre "pulled the trigger on purpose", his trial heard.
Mr Penny KC said: "The prosecution say Louis De Zoysa pointed his gun at Sgt Ratana", and that he "pulled the trigger on purpose twice when he was pointing the gun at Sgt Ratana". "I am going to be talking in short sentences and simple words," Mr Penny KC told the court on Wednesday. "This is so that Louis De Zoysa can understand what I am saying."It told the jury that: "On Friday 25 September 2020, Louis de Zoysa was walking along London Road, in Norbury."
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