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Anger may have played a part in Chris Kaba killing, court hears
Members of campaign group Justice For Chris Kaba give a statement outside the Old Bailey, central London, where Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake is charged with the murder of Chris in south London on September 6 2022, October 2, 2024

ANGER may have played a part in a Metropolitan Police firearms officer’s decision to shoot to kill Chris Kaba, a court heard today.

The 24-year-old black man was shot in the head while sitting in his car in Streatham, south London, on September 6 2022.

The officer, Martyn Blake, is on trial at the Old Bailey charged with Mr Kaba’s murder.

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