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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Callum Parke

Killer of Met sergeant Matt Ratana loses conviction and sentence appeal bids

Sergeant Matt Ratana was shot and killed inside a custody block in Croydon on 25th September 2020 (Metropolitan Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Louis De Zoysa, who was given a whole-life order for the murder of Metropolitan Police sergeant Matt Ratana, has lost bids to challenge his conviction and sentence at the Court of Appeal.

De Zoysa, 27, was told he would die behind bars in July 2023 after being convicted of Sgt Ratana’s murder the previous month.

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