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Mother of Jean Charles de Menezes says ‘everyone should watch’ TV drama

THE mother of Jean Charles de Menezes has said “everyone should watch” a new dramatisation of her son’s killing.

Mr de Menezes was shot seven times by two police marksmen in Stockwell London Underground station on July 22 2005 after being mistaken for a terrorist.

Now, a drama, starring Line of Duty’s Daniel Mays and Being Human’s Russell Tovey, explores the days following the July 7 bombings and police investigations leading up to his death.

Ahead of the release of Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes on Disney+, Maria de Menezes said: “In my opinion, I think everyone should watch it.”

Ms de Menezes, who flew to London ahead of the release of the four-part series on April 30, shared the moment she found out about her son’s death, nearly 20 years ago.

“I was not expecting that moment,” she said. “It was terrible and then I started to shake.

“I sort of died then too.”

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