Met Police orders all custody sergeants to wear body armour and gives metal detectors to officers on the street after Sgt Matt Ratana was shot dead by ‘handcuffed suspect’ Custody detention officer sergeants now wear armour to speak in first instance Officers on the beat also to be given metal detector wands to help searches Comes … Read more
Met Police orders all custody sergeants to wear body armour and gives metal detectors to officers on the street after Sgt Matt Ratana was shot dead by ‘handcuffed suspect’ Custody detention officer sergeants now wear armour to speak in first instance Officers on the beat also to be given metal detector wands to help searches Comes … Read more
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
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
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
Forensic officers are still searching the home of Louis De Zoysa, the 23-year-old murder suspect thought to have shot dead Sergeant Matt Ratana in a London police station four days ago. Officers are also combing a field in Surrey as part of the investigation into Sgt Ratana’s killing. Sgt Ratana, 54, was shot as he … Read more
Forensic officers are still searching the home of Louis De Zoysa, the 23-year-old murder suspect thought to have shot dead Sergeant Matt Ratana in a London police station four days ago. Officers are also combing a field in Surrey as part of the investigation into Sgt Ratana’s killing. Sgt Ratana, 54, was shot as he … Read more
The partner of slain police sergeant Matt Ratana has spoken of ‘losing her soul mate’ in a touching tribute to him. Experienced custody sergeant Mr Ratana, 54, was shot dead by a handcuffed suspect in the early hours of Friday at a custody suite in Croydon, south London. His suspected killer, widely reported to be … Read more