THE family of Chris Kaba were among hundreds of people who marched to Downing Street on Saturday in a protest for “loved ones lost at the hands of the state.”

Marchers,  including other bereaved families, carried placards declaring “No justice,” “No-one forgotten, nothing forgiven” and “No to hatred, no to fascism.”

There were chants of “We believe that we will win” and “The people united will never be defeated.”

On September 5, 2022, Mr Kaba was killed by police marksman Martyn Blake, who was acquitted of his murder by a jury on Monday last week.

Saturday’s march was organised by the solidarity support group United Families & Friends Campaign, which said new policing reforms proposed by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were like a “punishment” for Mr Kaba’s case.

Her changes include granting anonymity to prosecuted firearms officers unless they are convicted.

Mr Kaba’s cousin Sheeda Kaba said: “All that said to us was that we’re tightening the protection of officers because there could never be another officer that gets this far, going to trial.”

She said media reports that Mr Kaba had been a “core member” of a London criminal gang were part of a smear campaign.

Bereaved families delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street addressed to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Marcia Rigg, sister of Sean Rigg, who died in police custody in 2008, said: “We are here to remind him now that he’s the Prime Minister [that] everybody is entitled to their right to life, no matter what.

“If there’s a crime, then they go to prison and serve their sentence — not a death sentence.”