The Latest Breaking News from Matt Ratana

Gun fanatic to be sentenced for murdering Met custody sergeant Matt Ratana

Louis De Zoysa, 26, was found guilty last month after attending his trial in a wheelchair due to brain damage caused when he shot himself.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Brother of cop shot dead in custody suite accuses Met Police force of a cover-up

De Zoysa was still handcuffed when he shot Sgt Ratana at the Croydon custody block in South London, after being stopped and searched in nearby Norbury and found with seven rounds of ammunition

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023

Matt Ratana killer obsessed with weapons and on way to family home with gun when arrested

Louis De Zoysa was found guilty of murdering Metropolitan Police sergeant Matt Ratana, after smuggling a revolver into a police station and opening fire in a holding cell

Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2023

Matt Ratana death was ‘catalyst’ for new search measures across Met Police

Sgt Ratana, 54, died of a chest wound after being hit by two bullets at Croydon’s Windmill Road custody block in the early hours of September 25 2020.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

High Court judge turned down bid for jurors to visit Matt Ratana murder scene

Louis De Zoysa’s lawyers said jurors should have been taken to see the ‘claustrophobic’ cell block where he shot Sgt Ratana and then himself.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

CCTV and body cam footage charted how custody block killer hid gun from police

Louis De Zoysa shot Sgt Matt Ratana after covertly removing a pre-loaded revolver from a holster while in the rear of a police van.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

‘A giant man with a giant heart’: murdered Croydon police officer Matt Ratana

Ratana’s colleagues say he was passionate about ensuring suspects were kept safe. Why Louis De Zoysa took out a gun and fired it may never be known

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

Police station gunman guilty of murdering Met sergeant Matt Ratana in custody cell

Sgt Matt Ratana died after being shot in the chest by Louis De Zoysa

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Gunman guilty of shooting police sergeant dead while still in handcuffs

Louis De Zoysa convicted of murder by jury after claiming 'diminished responsibility'

Wales Online · Jun 23, 2023

Louis De Zoysa found guilty of murdering Met Police custody sergeant Matt Ratana

Louis De Zoysa, 25, fired the antique pistol four times just as 54-year-old custody sergeant Matt Ratana was preparing to search him in the course of an arrest

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2023