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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
By Matthew Cooper

DARK SECRETS: Gun fanatic faces life term after being found guilty of custody officer s murder | Rare Historical Photos

PA Wire

A gun fanatic is facing a life sentence for the murder of a Met Police custody sergeant after smuggling a revolver into a holding cell and shooting him in the chest and thigh without warning.

Jurors who convicted Louis De Zoysa on Friday were shown distressing CCTV footage of the 25-year-old using a legally-bought revolver to gun down Sgt Matt Ratana in a holding cell at a police station in Croydon, south London, in 2020.

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