29 minutes ago Met Police chief calls for firearms officers to be shielded from trials after Chris Kaba verdict

Scotland Yard boss Sir Mark Rowley believes the current accountability system is ‘broken’

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89 minutes ago Met officer who shot Chris Kaba faced gang threats and '£10,000 bounty on his head'

Sgt Martyn Blake was found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba in a car stop in Streatham

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91 minutes ago Yvette Cooper to revive Tory probe into accountability of firearms officers after Chris Kaba verdict

The home secretary is expected to make a Commons statement on Wednesday

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1 hour ago Sara Sharif murder trial latest: Neighbours to give evidence after ‘gut

Jurors have heard that neighbours had heard screaming and shouting from the 10-year-old’s home

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2 hours ago Armed police in London need our support, says Cabinet minister after officer cleared of Chris Kaba murder

Environment Secretary Steve Reed stressed he understood concerns in communities about Mr Kaba’s death

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3 hours ago Police officer who shot dead Chris Kaba has '£10k bounty on his head' after he's cleared of murder

Sergeant Martyn Blake, 40, was acquitted of murder after an Old Bailey trial

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4 hours ago Home Secretary to complete review into accountability of firearms officers

It comes days after police marksman Martyn Blake, 40, was cleared of the murder of Chris Kaba.

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4 hours ago Keir Starmer pushes ahead with armed policing probe after officer cleared of Chris Kaba murder

Police officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey on Monday following a trial over the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba in South London in 2022

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6 hours ago Met officer who shot Chris Kaba now has a '£10,000 bounty on his head': As gangster criminal past of 24

The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba dead now faces a lifetime under threat. Martyn Blake was this week cleared of murdering the 24-year-old during a police stop two years ago.

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