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Tag Archives: Matt Ratana
‘Shoddy and inadequate’ police search led to Ratana’s death
The partner of Sergeant Matt Ratana, the officer who was shot dead by a prisoner carrying a gun inside Croydon Custody Centre in September 2020, said he had been let down by the “shoddy and inadequate” performance of his Metropolitan … Continue reading
Coroner to hold inquest into police station death of Matt Ratana
There is to be a high-profile, formal inquest into how a man, while in custody, was able to walk into a Croydon police station when armed with a pistol and then, despite being in handcuffs, fire off four bullets, murdering … Continue reading
Murder trial jury sees video of moment Sgt Ratana was shot
Jurors at a murder trial yesterday were shown video of the moment when, while in the Croydon Custody Centre in September 2020, a man under arrest, with his hands handcuffed behind his back and in the presence of two other … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Louis de Zoysa, Matt Ratana, Metropolitan Police, Norbury, Sgt Matt Ratana, Windmill Road
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Man accused of killing Croydon police sergeant denies murder
The man accused of shooting Police Sergeant Matt Ratana dead in a Croydon police station yesterday entered a not guilty plea. Sgt Ratana, 54, was shot in the chest as a handcuffed suspect was being taken into custody at Windmill … Continue reading
De Zoysa to face Old Bailey hearing over Sgt Ratana murder
Louis de Zoysa, the Norbury man charged with the murder of Police Sergeant Mat Ratana at the Croydon Custody Centre on Windmill Road last September, faces a hearing at the Old Bailey this Friday. De Zoysa, 23, has been in … Continue reading
Police make arrest in murder inquiry over sergeant’s shooting
England’s rugby players paid tribute at Twickenham yesterday to Matt Ratana, the rugby-playing police sergeant who was shot dead while on duty Croydon in September. The emotive gesture came the day after the police announced that they had arrested a … Continue reading
Posted in Old Walcountians, Policing, Rugby Union
Tagged Matt Ratana, Old Walcountians
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Rugby mates rally round to get SPOTY honour for Ratana
Matt Ratana’s rugby mates are rallying around to get the murdered Croydon police officer honoured at this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Thousands of rugby players from across the south-east, including members of Old Walcountians, where Ratana … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Old Walcountians, Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Matt Ratana, Old Walcountians, Warlingham RFC
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Walcountian clubmates offer their tributes to shot policeman
The police sergeant killed at Windmill Road custody centre in the early hours of Friday has been named as Matt Ratana, a 54-year-old with 30 years’ service in the Met and who was just weeks away from taking retirement. Ratana … Continue reading
