A firearms officer who shot and killed a man trying to ram through a police roadblock said he had a “genuine-held belief” ...
Martyn Blake, 40, is facing trial for the killing of 24-year-old Chris Kaba on September 6, 2022. Mr Kaba died after being shot once in the head through the windscreen of an Audi car in Streatham ...
An armed police officer claimed Chris Kaba used his car as a weapon in a bid "to escape at any cost" and that he shot him fearing "one or many of my colleagues could be killed," a court has heard. ...
Prosecutors have told the Old Bailey that the moment a police marksman opened fire, fatally shooting Chris Kaba – there had been no imminent danger to officers surrounding his car. Martyn Blake ...
Dashcam footage shows Chris Kaba being followed by police before he was shot ...
His father, Prosper Kaba, looked straight ahead as he arrived for court proceedings, alongside two other family members. Temi Mwale, Sheeda Queen and Kayza Rose, friends of the Kaba family who ...
A firearms officer who raised his gun at the same time as a colleague who shot Chris Kaba dead during a police vehicle stop feared he would be run over and killed, a jury has been told.
Chris Kaba was driving and on the phone to his friend Elisha Fizul while he was being tailed by an unmarked police car, ...
A police marksman shot Chris Kaba dead believing “one or many” officers could be killed as the suspect attempted to escape at “any cost”, a court has heard.Martyn Blake, 40, shot the 24 ...
A police marksman may have been "angry, frustrated and annoyed" when he shot Chris Kaba dead after he tried to escape, a court has heard. Martyn Blake, 40, is on trial at the Old Bailey ...
The police marksman who killed Chris Kaba was “calm and collected” and had “sound” judgment, according to a senior colleague. On Thursday, a Tactical Firearms Commander (TFC), referred to ...
A Metropolitan Police firearms officer’s account of the moment he shot Chris Kaba during a police stop was suggested to be “false” in some parts and “exaggerated” in others, a court heard.