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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Chris Kaba, 24, was driving an Audi Q8 - which had been linked to a shotgun incident the night before - when firearms officers began following his vehicle, jurors were told. A tactical firearms ...
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 ...
The armed Met police officer who shot Chris Kaba in the head intended to kill him and neither he or his colleagues were in any danger at the time, a court heard today. The trial of Martyn Blake ...
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 ...
An armed police officer had ‘a genuine held belief’ that he and his colleagues would be killed if he didn’t shoot Chris Kaba in South London, a court has heard. The 24-year-old Black man was shot ...
Chis Kaba died after he was shot once in the head through the windscreen of an Audi in Streatham, south London while he had both hands on the steering wheel, a court heard today. Opening the case ...