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Man in Handcuffs Killed Sergeant After Arresting Officers Failed to Spot Concealed Weapon, Jury Told

June 7, 2023
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Sergeant Matt Ratana was killed at a police station in south London by a man who had somehow concealed an antique revolver, which was not found by the officers who arrested him, a jury has heard. Louis De Zoysa, 25, denies murdering Ratana, 54, who died after being shot in a holding room at Croydon police…

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Teenager in Stabbing Case 1st to Be Jailed on Live Television

May 10, 2023
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A judge has jailed a teenager for life for the murder of a 14-year-old boy in London and said he showed a “lack of remorse” by writing drill song lyrics while on remand. On Tuesday, Marques Walker, 17, became the first juvenile to be sentenced on television in England and Wales, following a successful legal…

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Man Accused of Murdering UK Police Officer Could Face Hospital Hearing

May 27, 2022
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A man accused of murdering Sergeant Matt Ratana at a custody centre in south London in 2020 could face a “fitness to plea” hearing in hospital. In the early hours of Sep. 25 2020 Louis De Zoysa, 24, allegedly fired four shots while handcuffed inside Croydon police station, two of which struck 54-year-old Ratana. DeZoysa,…

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UK: Prosecutions Launched Over Croydon Tram Crash

March 24, 2022
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Prosecutions have been launched over alleged health and safety failings relating to the Croydon tram crash. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it is prosecuting Transport for London (TfL), FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) and driver Alfred Dorris. Seven passengers died and 51 were injured when a tram derailed in Croydon, south London…

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