Met officer referred to prosecutors over fatal shooting of Chris Kaba CPS will consider potential murder charge over death of 24-year-old in Streatham, south London The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023
File of evidence passed to CPS over fatal police shooting of Chris Kaba Mr Kaba died after he was hit by a single gunshot fired by an armed officer on September 5 last year in Streatham Hill, south London. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
Chris Kaba fatal shooting by police referred to CPS His family hope the ‘truth will emerge, without delay, through criminal proceedings’ Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2023
Chris Kaba shooting: Met Police officer may face charges over death of unarmed man Chris Kaba, 24, was shot in the head on September 5 after police followed the vehicle he was driving with no lights or sirens for 15 minutes before he turned into a residential street Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023
Chris Kaba: Met officer who shot unarmed Black man dead after pursuit could face criminal charges The family of Mr Kaba - whose death sparked protests - have welcomed the move and “hope CPS advise in favour of a prosecution” The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
Relatives of man shot dead by police ‘concerned’ by watchdog resignations Chris Kaba, 24, was killed on September 5 after a police pursuit of his car which ended in Streatham Hill, south London. The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Chris Kaba family says two police watchdog resignations ‘unsettling’ Family are concerned it could slow down the investigation into Chris Kaba’s death Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Revealed: Probe launched after mixed-race father, 26, died following police restraint Exclusive: Kaine Fletcher was experiencing a mental health crisis when officers restrained him in July 2022 The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Chris Kaba: Family demand answers six months on from police shooting ‘We have waited for six months already for the decision. We don’t want to wait for another six months’ - Helen Lumuanganu, Chris Kaba’s mother Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023
Family of Chris Kaba want action six months on from police shooting Mr Kaba, 24, was killed on September 5 after a police pursuit of his car which ended in Streatham Hill, London. The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
Families of black men who died after being restrained by police demand answers from Rishi Sunak In a report called I Can’t Breathe: Race, Death and British Policing, campaign group Inquest revealed that black people were seven times more likely to die following police restraint Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023
I have seen race hate in the US and UK and the message is the same: no one is free until we are all free Policing still devalues Black lives, but we have seen progress, and know our struggle yields results, says civil rights activist and radio talkshow host Rev Al Sharpton The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
Al Sharpton warns failure to address UK police brutality will lead to more deaths Civil rights veteran Reverend Al Sharpton is currently visiting the UK and has warned that police brutality incidents such as the recent killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis officers could happen in the UK without reforms Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023
Al Sharpton warns UK could suffer US-style police brutality without deep reform Civil rights veteran who gave eulogy at Tyre Nichols’ funeral says racism in UK policing could produce similar tragedies The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 ‘UK is institutionally racist’, United Nations warns as ministers urged to act Austerity measures have exacerbated racism and discrimination against people of African descent, experts said
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Police watchdog chief resigns over investigation into ‘historic allegation’ Home secretary Suella Braverman said she was forced to take ‘immediate action’
Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022 'Tory crackdown will hurt Black Brits - and criminalise protests that won women the vote' Writing for the Mirror, Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy says the Public Order Bill - which is heading back into the Lords today - threatens to silence minority groups
Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022 Chris Kaba: Family says Rishi Sunak 'doesn't care' after failing to respond to letter The cousin of Chris Kaba has said that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘doesn’t care about the people’ after Number 10 failed to respond to a letter from the family
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2022 Stormzy opens up on the ‘unbearable pain’ facing family of Chris Kaba Stormzy’s cover interview with GQ also saw him reflect on his childhood in Croydon
The Conversation · Nov 4, 2022 How can black people feel safe and have confidence in policing? The inquest into the death of Chris Kaba opened on October 4 2022. Kaba, an unarmed black man, was shot and killed in Streatham Hill, south London on September 5 2022 by a Metropolitan police officer.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022 There was no chase before Chris Kaba was shot dead by police, family say Mr Kaba was blocked by a marked police vehicle while driving an Audi in Streatham, south London, an inquest opening has heard.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022 Thousands take to the streets to protest over deaths in police custody The relatives of Chris Kaba, Oladeji Omishore, Matthew Leahy, Jack Susianta and Leon Patterson delivered a signed letter to Downing Street.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022 ‘Nothing’s changed’: families of people killed in police custody in UK march for justice For 26 years, grieving relatives have been joining the United Friends and Families Campaign rally to call for accountability
Daily Mirror · Oct 29, 2022 Emotional tributes to 'painful' deaths of Brits in custody as hundreds march on No. 10 In a speech during the rally in support of bereaved families whose relatives have died in custody, the mother of Chris Kaba asked police: “What (were his) last words? Did he ask for me?"
Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022 Met Police U-turns on plans to ditch recording ethnicity of drivers during stops Driver ethnicity was recorded following the publication of the Mayor’s Action Plan on Transparency, Accountability and Trust in Policing, but the Met had announced an end to the pilot