98 minutes ago Home Secretary to update MPs on review into accountability of firearms officers in wake of Chris Kaba murder trial

Home Secretary to give Commons statement two days after police marksman Martyn Blake, 40, was cleared of the murder of Chris Kaba

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9 hours ago Met Police calls for misconduct hearing against firearms officer Martyn Blake to be abandoned after he was cleared of murder despite shooting dead Chris Kaba 

The police watchdog decided last year that the sergeant should face a separate gross misconduct hearing relating to his 'use of force' after the conclusion of the case.

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14 hours ago Met Police marksman Martyn Blake 'likely to face gross misconduct charges' for shooting dead Chris Kaba despite being cleared of murder

MailOnline revealed today that Met firearms officer Martyn Blake is still unable to return to work because the threat of a police watchdog misconduct hearing hangs over him.

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20 hours ago Chris Kaba shooting: Dramatic moment man killed by Met guns down rival gang member

A jury at the Old Bailey acquitted Martyn Blake, a Metropolitan Police firearms officer accused of the murder of Chris Kaba, after around three-and-a-half hours of deliberation on Monday

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21 hours ago Husband stands by unfaithful wife whose naked photos were put online by vengeful daughters of man she had affair with

Eleanor Brown, 24, is starting a three year jail term after taking revenge against the woman for having an affair with her dad, a former firearms officer.

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21 hours ago Chris Kaba shot man in club and was alleged core member of London gang

Judge rules details of Kaba’s criminal past can be reported after police officer who shot him was cleared of murderChris Kaba, the unarmed man killed by a police firearms officer, was pictured on CCTV shooting a man on a nightclub dancefloor and was alleged to be a core member of a London gang, it can be revealed.A judge ruled on Tuesday that details of Kaba’s criminal past could be released, a day after a Metropolitan police officer, Martyn Blake, was cleared of murdering him. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago Protesters gather after Met police marksman cleared of Chris Kaba murder

Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of murder at the Old Bailey on Monday

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29 hours ago PETER BLEKSLEY: For those of us who have risked lives for the public, the Chris Kaba case leaves a sour taste

I know what it's like to go home with gun oil under your fingernails. And, as a former firearms officer with the Metropolitan Police, I know what it's like to be faced with a split-second decision in the line of duty.

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