The Metropolitan Police has faced a series of scandals, including the murder of Sarah Everard by officer Wayne Couzens and revelations of PC David Carrick as a serial rapist. Following these incidents, the Met launched 700 investigations into rogue officers. The widow and partner of police officer Matt Ratana, who was shot dead by a prisoner in custody, are suing the force over inadequate searches that could have prevented the tragedies.
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"Sgt Matt Ratana’s partner sues Met Police after his murder in custody suite "Sergeant would still be alive if gunman Louis De Zoysa, who had a hidden antique revolver, had been searched properly, says Su Bushby" https://t.co/vW9g2apEZV
Sergeant Ratana was killed by Louis de Zoysa, who opened fire while he was handcuffed in a custody cell with a gun he had somehow managed to hide from officers https://t.co/sJ3pUbQXCR
🔴 Sgt Matt Ratana’s partner sues Met Police after his murder in custody suite https://t.co/eqpSIO3M1u
A Metropolitan police officer who was shot dead by a prisoner could still be alive if a proper search of the gunman had been carried out, his partner has claimed. Matt Ratana was murdered on 25 September 2020 by Louis de Zoysa, who opened fire with an antique revolver at https://t.co/PIRBmjj078
Partner of police officer murdered in cell with hidden gun sues force over 'shoddy' search https://t.co/DUb0s3mRAt
The partner of a police sergeant who was murdered in a custody cell by a handcuffed prisoner is suing the Metropolitan Police over "failures." Sky's @sabahchoudhry has the latest. Read more: https://t.co/mv8V3sEAWZ 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/lMgBmFkoF9
Grieving partner of officer Matt Ratana shot dead by prisoner hiding gun sues Met over ‘shoddy’ search of killer https://t.co/QdJAgIAcuz
The wife of a police officer who was shot dead by a prisoner is suing the force, saying he could still be alive if a proper search was carried out https://t.co/GlycFWdZPu
Grieving widow of Met Police officer who was fatally shot in custody cell Matt Ratana sues the force over 'shoddy and inadequate' search of killer https://t.co/RORawxDtFj https://t.co/UoULR6Y27F
Met launches 700 investigations into rogue officers following calls to anti-corruption hotline that was set up after Sarah Everard murder and conviction of rapist PC David Carrick https://t.co/vVzQuTRLv8 https://t.co/qmZaImtvlM
Scandals, including the murder of Sarah Everard by Wayne Couzens, and then PC David Carrick being revealed to be a serial rapist, have shaken public trust in the force https://t.co/HRcCzdvhBu
A series of harrowing scandals, including the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer Wayne Couzens, led the Met to start using the service in November 2022. https://t.co/U2O6PyBgiT