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The Chris Kaba misconduct case doesn’t make sense

1 May 2025

3:39 AM

1 May 2025

3:39 AM

Here we go again. For those who drew up the convoluted regulations around police misconduct, the decision to proceed with a disciplinary hearing against the policeman who shot dead the notorious gangster Chris Kaba makes perfect sense. For most people though, it’s utter madness.

A trial at the Old Bailey, where footage of the incident was played back in slow motion, frame by frame, really ought to have been enough

In September 2022, police sergeant Martyn Blake killed Chris Kaba with a single shot to the head, through the windscreen of the Audi Kaba had been driving in south London.

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