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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sam Russell

Custody sergeant murder accused tells court he fired gun during ‘panic attack’

PA Wire

A man who allegedly murdered a Metropolitan Police custody sergeant by shooting him dead told a court that he did not mean to fire the gun and was having a “panic attack” at the time.

Louis De Zoysa, 25, is accused of the murder of Sergeant Matt Ratana, 54, at a custody block in Croydon, south London, on September 25 2020 while he was handcuffed.

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