oct 21, 2024 - Officer Cleared of Kaba Murder

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A police officer has been cleared of murdering a man he shot in the head in south London two years ago.

Martyn Blake, 40, shot Chris Kaba, who was unarmed, during a police vehicle stop in Streatham in September 2022.

Speaking after the verdict at the Old Bailey on Monday, Mr Kaba's family said it was "painful proof that our lives are not valued by the system".

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said: "No police officer is above the law, but we have been clear the system holding police to account is broken."

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