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No disciplinary action for Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba

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The Independent UK

Police officer who shot Chris Kaba will not face any disciplinary proceedings

A coroner will now decide whether an inquest will take place into Chris Kaba’s death

The Independent UK

Met firearms officer who shot Chris Kaba dead will not face misconduct proceedings

Decision taken on proceedings against police marksman after Government changed regulations around police use of force

Evening Standard

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Chris Kaba BBC Panorama documentary complaint partly upheld by Ofcom

Gang member Chris Kaba was shot dead by police officer Martyn Blake after trying to ram his way past police cars in Streatham, south-east London

Evening Standard

Chris Kaba's family 'devastated' after proceedings against Met marksman who shot him paused

Kaba, 24, was a member of one of London's most violent street gangs and was fatally shot after trying to ram his way past police cars in south London in 2022

Evening Standard

New rules will allow police misusing force in England and Wales to ‘walk away scot-free’

Critics say boosting protections for officers at misconduct cases, introduced after fatal shooting of Chris Kaba, will undermine rule of law

The Guardian - UK

Police on misconduct charges over use of force to face ‘more consistent’ rules

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed the rule change for fairness but also public safety.

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Marksman who fatally shot man faced ‘decade of legal madness’ – Sir Mark Rowley

The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green Crown Court in 2015.

Evening Standard

Chris Kaba’s family ‘fight to get justice’ three years after police shooting

They are expecting progress on both his inquest and misconduct proceedings against the police officer who shot him in the coming weeks.

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police officers 'should be armed with guns' amid soaring knife crime, confidential report advises

The internal document said the force should consider arming staff from basic command units with semi-automatic pistols to protect them from violent criminals

Evening Standard

OPINION - I'm a former Detective Chief Inspector. This is what's going wrong at The Met

You must have heard this week’s horrifying new stats by now. Knife attacks in London have risen by 86 per cent in a decade. As a former Detective Chief Inspector at The Met, I am well placed to help explain how we’ve witnessed such a catastrophic increase.

Evening Standard

Met Police Officer Who Shot Chris Kaba to Face Misconduct Hearing Amid Public Outrage

A Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba in 2022 will face a gross misconduct hearing, despite being cleared of murder.

International Business Times UK

Met officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face misconduct proceedings

Police watchdog says Martyn Blake, who shot 24-year-old in south London in 2022, will have gross misconduct hearing

The Guardian - UK

Fury as armed officer who shot Chris Kaba to face disciplinary hearing

Martyn Blake, 41, was cleared of murder in October but will have to face misconduct proceedings over the shooting.

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The Independent UK

Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct proceedings

Sgt Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, by a jury at the Old Bailey in October last year

Evening Standard

Porn artist danced and sang after 'murdering' couple whose bodies were dumped on Clifton Suspension Bridge

Yostin Mosquera denies murdering Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth at their Shepherd’s Bush home

Evening Standard

Fury as Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing

Sgt Martyn Blake shot dead Chris Kaba during a police stop in Streatham in September 2022

Evening Standard

Police officer who shot Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct proceedings

Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murder in October and force bosses argued he should not face a disciplinary hearing.

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Evening Standard

Police watchdog to complain to Ofcom over Chris Kaba Panorama episode

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has asked for a public apology from the BBC.

Evening Standard

Charity boss condemns planned anonymity for firearms officers accused of murder

Director of Inquest Deborah Coles said the change sets a dangerous precedent.

Evening Standard

Met Police’s new gang database still ‘racist’ for targeting young black Londoners, claims charity

Amnesty UK’s chief Sacha Deshmukh accused officers of ‘supercharging racism’ after 870 black names added - three times more than whites

Evening Standard

Gang violence behind one in three London killings, new report finds

Researchers studied 147 murder and manslaughter convictions over a two-year period

The Independent UK

Campaigners express ‘deep concern’ over police accountability review

Groups including the charity Inquest have written to the Home Secretary urging against changes to inquest conclusions and misconduct hearings.

Evening Standard

Gun crime soars by 30% as gangland rivalries blight London enclave where girl, 8, injured in double shooting

Community leaders blame recent prison release of gang members with ‘scores to settle’ for a violent crimewave sweeping west and south London

The Independent UK

Police officer who shot Chris Kaba ‘to be promoted’ after acquittal

Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, by a jury in just over three hours at the Old Bailey in October

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