The murder of a sergeant inside a police holding cell highlighted a legal loophole surrounding antique firearms, which has since been closed.
On Friday, Louis De Zoysa—who suffered brain damage after being hit by one of his own bullets—was convicted of Matt Ratana’s murder, which happened at Croydon police station on Sep. 25, 2020.
But James Marchington, a shooting enthusiast and videojournalist who works for the Fieldsports Channel, said the 1968 Firearms Act and the administration of gun licensing was a “shambles” which needed to be addressed.
During De Zoysa’s trial the prosecutor Duncan Penny, KC, told the jury at Northampton Crown Court the arresting officers had not found the gun on him when he was arrested and handcuffed. Penny said he is thought to have concealed it under his armpit and then produced it and shot Ratana before anyone was able to stop him….