A firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba should never have been put on trial, a former colleague of his has told the BBC. Martyn Blake, 40, fatally shot Mr Kaba - who was not carrying a gun - during a police vehicle stop in Kirkstall Gardens,

Protesters hold 'Justice for Chris Kaba' signs outside the Old Bailey after the officer who shot him was acquitted.

The Met Police officer who shot dead Chris Kaba has been cleared of murder. Armed officer Martyn Blake fired a single shot through the windscreen of Kaba’s car when he tried to escape after being stopped by police in September 2022.

Martyn Blake, also known as officer NX121, insisted he feared for his life when Mr Kaba tried to ram his way out of a police stop

London police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba was acquitted of murder. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP) The family of Chris Kaba has expressed their profound sense of injustice following the acquittal of the police marksman who shot him.

Martyn Blake’s acquittal sparks protest but Met police chief Sir Mark Rowley says system for holding officers to account is ‘broken’

A police officer has been cleared of murdering a man he shot in the head in south London two years ago. Martyn Blake, 40, shot Chris Kaba, who was unarmed, during a police vehicle stop in Streatham in September 2022. The officer had said he did not mean to ...

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is under fire from politicians and the police after a jury took just three hours to find a “hero” officer not guilty of the murder of a man shot dead in south London.