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
Suspect, 23, who was fighting for his life in hospital is arrested on suspicion of murdering Sgt Matt Ratana, 54, inside police station after his condition improves Man, 23, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Sergeant Matt Ratana Sgt Ratana was shot at Croydon Custody Centre in early hours on September 25 … Read more
Arsenal pay tribute to Sgt Matt Ratana – who was tragically shot dead inside a police station last week – by dressing seats with club shirts bearing his name alongside Met Police uniform and holding minute’s silence ahead of Premier League match A touching tribute to the late Sgt Matt Ratana has been unveiled at … Read more
Police officers across the UK have fallen silent to remember ‘gentle giant’ Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana who was shot ‘several times’ by a suspect in handcuffs inside a police station. The 54-year-old was shot as he was preparing to search a handcuffed suspect – widely named as Louis De Zoysa, 23 – who had … Read more
Sgt Matt Ratana, 54, died from a gunshot wound to the chest after being fired upon inside police station, inquest hears Policeman shot while preparing to search handcuffed suspect in Croydon Preliminary post-mortem report was read at Croydon Coroner’s Court today Detectives are still yet to speak to the alleged gunman, Louis De Zoysa, 23 By … Read more
New Zealand‘s high commissioner to the UK has made an emotional visit to the scene where custody officer Matt Rantana was shot dead, ahead of an inquest later today. Bede Corry joined Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to pay his respects at Croydon Custody Centre in London, where New Zealand-born Sgt Ratana was killed … Read more
Posing for the camera, this is the former engineering student suspected of shooting dead policeman Matt Ratana. Alleged gunman Louis De Zoysa, 23, remains in a critical condition after apparently blasting himself during a tussle with officers after Sgt Ratana was hit in the heart inside his own station last week. These images of De Zoysa … Read more
Forensic officers are still searching the home of Louis De Zoysa, the 23-year-old murder suspect thought to have shot dead Sergeant Matt Ratana in a London police station four days ago. Officers are also combing a field in Surrey as part of the investigation into Sgt Ratana’s killing. Sgt Ratana, 54, was shot as he … 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