Suspect, 23, who was fighting for his life in hospital is arrested on suspicion of murdering Sgt Matt Ratana, 54, inside police station after his condition improves Man, 23, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Sergeant Matt Ratana Sgt Ratana was shot at Croydon Custody Centre in early hours on September 25 … Read more
The partner of Sergeant Matt Ratana today paid tribute at his funeral to her ‘soulmate’ who would ‘always be in my heart and in my soul’, as his boss revealed he used to jokingly ask to be called the ‘Sheriff of South Norwood’. The 54-year-old Metropolitan Police officer was fatally shot at Croydon Custody Centre … Read more
The partner of Sergeant Matt Ratana today paid tribute to her ‘soulmate’ who would ‘always be in my heart and in my soul’ at his funeral, where his boss revealed he used to jokingly ask to be called the ‘Sheriff of South Norwood’. The 54-year-old Metropolitan Police officer was fatally shot at Croydon Custody Centre … Read more
Funeral of shot Met Police sergeant Matt Ratana, 54, will be live streamed so colleagues and family and friends in New Zealand can watch service as Covid rules stop mourners attending Sgt Matt Ratana was shot dead on September 25 in Croydon custody centre The 54-year-old police officer was shot in the chest and died … Read more
Funeral of shot Met Police sergeant Matt Ratana, 54, will be live streamed so colleagues and family and friends in New Zealand can watch service as Covid rules stop mourners attending Sgt Matt Ratana was shot dead on September 25 in Croydon custody centre The 54-year-old police officer was shot in the chest and died … Read more
The man accused of shooting Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana may never be tried as he has been left paralysed and brain damaged. Prime suspect in the killing of Sergeant Ratana – Louis De Zoysa, 23 – will not be prosecuted unless his condition improves, Crown Prosecution Service lawyers have advised police. They have said that … Read more
The man accused of shooting Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana may never be tried as he has been left paralysed and brain damaged. Prime suspect in the killing of Sergeant Ratana – Louis De Zoysa, 23 – will not be prosecuted unless his condition improves, Crown Prosecution Service lawyers have advised police. They have said that … Read more
Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana fought for two hours before dying from a gunshot wound to the chest after being fired upon ‘several times’ by a suspect in handcuffs inside a police station, a coroner was told today. The 54-year-old was shot as he was preparing to search a handcuffed suspect who had managed to … Read more
Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana died from a gunshot wound to the chest after being fired upon ‘several times’ by a suspect in handcuffs inside a police station, a coroner was told today at his inquest. The 54-year-old was shot as he was preparing to search a handcuffed suspect who had managed to smuggle a … Read more
Posing for the camera, this is the former engineering student suspected of shooting dead policeman Matt Ratana. Alleged gunman Louis De Zoysa, 23, remains in a critical condition after apparently blasting himself during a tussle with officers after Sgt Ratana was hit in the heart inside his own station last week. These images of De Zoysa … Read more