Metropolitan Police sergeant Martyn Blake, 40, is expected to become an inspector after passing exams before the shooting on 5 September 2022. Mr Blake will be transferred from the firearms unit to ...
A firearms officer, who has now retired from policing because of the killing of Chris Kaba, spoke to Sky News after his close colleague was found not guilty of murder.
Mr Blake, 40, was cleared of murder on Monday after a trial at the Old Bailey. The IOPC is now reviewing whether he should still face disciplinary proceedings, the PA news agency understands.
The jury deliberated for about three hours on Monday to clear Mr Blake, who appeared to be briefly overcome with emotion as the verdict was returned. Mr Kaba's family sat in silence in court ...
However Mr Blake, who denied murder, insisted he feared for his life and his fellow officer’s safety after Mr Kaba had tried to smash and ram his way out. In a statement after the court hearing ...
BLAKE Adrian James The family and friends of the late Mr Adrian Blake are respectfully invited to attend his funeral service, which will be held in the Chapel of Parkside Funerals, 254 East Cam Rd, ...
Martyn Blake, 40, told the Old Bailey that he was aiming at the central body mass of Mr Kaba, who was driving an Audi Q8 at the time, and intended only to stop the car. The 24-year-old was shot in ...