Police officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba
A police officer has been cleared of murdering a man he shot in the head in south London two years ago. Martyn Blake, 40, shot Chris Kaba, who was unarmed, during a police vehicle stop in Streatham in September 2022.
‘Hero’ police officer who shot Chris Kaba faces sack despite being cleared
Credit: Independent Office for Police Conduct The police officer found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba, the violent gangster, could still face the sack for gross misconduct. Jurors at the Old Bailey took just three hours to clear Sgt Martyn Blake on Monday following a three-week trial over the shooting of Kaba.
Met firearms officer not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba in police shooting
Martyn Blake, also known as officer NX121, insisted he feared for his life when Mr Kaba tried to ram his way out of a police stop
'I'm an ex firearms cop - Chris Kaba case shows the Met Police are at crisis point'
EXCLUSIVE: A former firearms officer has warned that the police are at "crisis point" after a firearms officer was found not guilty of the murder of Chris Kaba in London.
Who was Chris Kaba? ‘Core gang member’ killed by police involved in two shootings
Chris Kaba was a "core member" of one of London's most dangerous gangs, it can now be reported. The 24-year-old was allegedly directly linked to two shootings in the six days before he was killed by a police marksman.
London police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba acquitted of murder
Martyn Blake, a 40-year-old marksman with the Metropolitan Police, was cleared by a London jury on Monday in the death of Chris Kaba. Blake shot Kaba, 24, on September 5, 2022 on a narrow residential street in the Streatham Hill neighbourhood in south London.
Met asks police watchdog to review whether Chris Kaba shooter should face employee disciplinary
The Metropolitan Police has asked the police watchdog to review whether the marksman who fatally shot Chris Kaba should face disciplinary proceedings. It comes after a decision was made in 2023 by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC),
Chris Kaba shot man in nightclub days before his death
Mr Kaba was shot in the head during an armed vehicle stop in Streatham on 5 September 2022. It can now be reported that he shot a man in both legs at the Oval Space nightclub in Hackney, east London,
CCTV: Chris Kaba shoots gang rival in nightclub attack days before being killed by police marksman
CCTV captured police shooting victim Chris Kaba shoot a gang rival in a nightclub attack. Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake was yesterday (21 October) acquitted of murdering the 24-year-old driver who tried to ram his way out of a police stop in Streatham,
Police ‘hero’ should not have been charged with Kaba shooting, say MPs
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is under fire from politicians and the police after a jury took just three hours to find a “hero” officer not guilty of the murder of a man shot dead in south London.
Chris Kaba allegedly shot man in nightclub days before his death
Details about the background of Chris Kaba, the man shot dead by a police firearms officer in south London, can now be reported. Mr Kaba was shot in the head during an armed vehicle stop in Streatham in September 2022.
Police boss backed release of Chris Kaba’s gang links to reduce chance of unrest
A senior police officer backed the public release of details of Chris Kaba’s gang links on the grounds it would reduce the ...
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Downing Street backs ‘legal certainty’ for firearms officers after Chris Kaba murder trial
Firearms officers must have “legal certainty” surrounding the use of their weapons, Downing Street has said, in the wake of ...
Protesters gather after police marksman cleared of Chris Kaba murder
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Old Bailey with Chris Kaba’s family after the police marksman who fatally shot him was cleared of murder. Metropolitan Police firearms officer, Martyn Blake, ...
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Chris Kaba’s last words revealed during murder trial: ‘One sec, I think there is police behind me’
Chris Kaba told a friend the police were behind him minutes before he was shot dead through the windscreen of his car by a firearms officer, a court has heard. His last words before they lost ...
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Met Police firearms officer’s account of Chris Kaba shooting ‘false’ and ‘exaggerated’, jury told
A Metropolitan Police firearms officer’s account of the moment he shot Chris Kaba during a police stop was “false” in some parts and “exaggerated” in others, a court has heard.
The disgraceful Kaba farce shows why police morale is in free fall
The prosecution of Sgt Martyn Blake for taking the shot which killed Chris Kaba – who days earlier had reportedly shot a ...