Met Police orders all custody sergeants to wear body armour and gives metal detectors to officers on the street after Sgt Matt Ratana was shot dead by ‘handcuffed suspect’ Custody detention officer sergeants now wear armour to speak in first instance Officers on the beat also to be given metal detector wands to help searches Comes … Read more
The partner of slain police sergeant Matt Ratana has spoken of ‘losing her soul mate’ in a touching tribute to him. Experienced custody sergeant Mr Ratana, 54, was shot dead by a handcuffed suspect in the early hours of Friday at a custody suite in Croydon, south London. His suspected killer, widely reported to be … Read more
The colleagues of Matiu Ratana bought the slain custody officer a McDonald’s breakfast that he was owed to place on his empty chair in a heartbreaking tribute. Sgt Ratana, 54, was allegedly shot five times in the chest at point-blank range by a handcuffed suspect at Croydon Custody Centre, London at 2.15am on Friday. It … Read more