Police officer who shot Chris Kaba will not face any disciplinary proceedings A coroner will now decide whether an inquest will take place into Chris Kaba’s death The Independent UK · Aug 5
Met firearms officer who shot Chris Kaba dead will not face misconduct proceedings Decision taken on proceedings against police marksman after Government changed regulations around police use of force Evening Standard · Aug 5
Chris Kaba BBC Panorama documentary complaint partly upheld by Ofcom Gang member Chris Kaba was shot dead by police officer Martyn Blake after trying to ram his way past police cars in Streatham, south-east London Evening Standard · May 11
Chris Kaba's family 'devastated' after proceedings against Met marksman who shot him paused Kaba, 24, was a member of one of London's most violent street gangs and was fatally shot after trying to ram his way past police cars in south London in 2022 Evening Standard · Jan 28
New rules will allow police misusing force in England and Wales to ‘walk away scot-free’ Critics say boosting protections for officers at misconduct cases, introduced after fatal shooting of Chris Kaba, will undermine rule of law The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025
Police on misconduct charges over use of force to face ‘more consistent’ rules Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed the rule change for fairness but also public safety. Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025
Marksman who fatally shot man faced ‘decade of legal madness’ – Sir Mark Rowley The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green Crown Court in 2015. Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025
Chris Kaba’s family ‘fight to get justice’ three years after police shooting They are expecting progress on both his inquest and misconduct proceedings against the police officer who shot him in the coming weeks. Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025
Metropolitan Police officers 'should be armed with guns' amid soaring knife crime, confidential report advises The internal document said the force should consider arming staff from basic command units with semi-automatic pistols to protect them from violent criminals Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025
OPINION - I'm a former Detective Chief Inspector. This is what's going wrong at The Met You must have heard this week’s horrifying new stats by now. Knife attacks in London have risen by 86 per cent in a decade. As a former Detective Chief Inspector at The Met, I am well placed to help explain how we’ve witnessed such a catastrophic increase. Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025
Met Police Officer Who Shot Chris Kaba to Face Misconduct Hearing Amid Public Outrage A Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba in 2022 will face a gross misconduct hearing, despite being cleared of murder. International Business Times UK · May 1, 2025
Met officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face misconduct proceedings Police watchdog says Martyn Blake, who shot 24-year-old in south London in 2022, will have gross misconduct hearing The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
Fury as armed officer who shot Chris Kaba to face disciplinary hearing Martyn Blake, 41, was cleared of murder in October but will have to face misconduct proceedings over the shooting. Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct proceedings Sgt Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, by a jury at the Old Bailey in October last year
Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025 Porn artist danced and sang after 'murdering' couple whose bodies were dumped on Clifton Suspension Bridge Yostin Mosquera denies murdering Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth at their Shepherd’s Bush home
Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025 Fury as Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing Sgt Martyn Blake shot dead Chris Kaba during a police stop in Streatham in September 2022
Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025 Police officer who shot Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct proceedings Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murder in October and force bosses argued he should not face a disciplinary hearing.
Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025 Police watchdog to complain to Ofcom over Chris Kaba Panorama episode The Independent Office for Police Conduct has asked for a public apology from the BBC.
Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025 Charity boss condemns planned anonymity for firearms officers accused of murder Director of Inquest Deborah Coles said the change sets a dangerous precedent.
Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025 Met Police’s new gang database still ‘racist’ for targeting young black Londoners, claims charity Amnesty UK’s chief Sacha Deshmukh accused officers of ‘supercharging racism’ after 870 black names added - three times more than whites
Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025 Gang violence behind one in three London killings, new report finds Researchers studied 147 murder and manslaughter convictions over a two-year period
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Campaigners express ‘deep concern’ over police accountability review Groups including the charity Inquest have written to the Home Secretary urging against changes to inquest conclusions and misconduct hearings.
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024 Gun crime soars by 30% as gangland rivalries blight London enclave where girl, 8, injured in double shooting Community leaders blame recent prison release of gang members with ‘scores to settle’ for a violent crimewave sweeping west and south London
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024 Police officer who shot Chris Kaba ‘to be promoted’ after acquittal Martyn Blake was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, by a jury in just over three hours at the Old Bailey in October