
Matt Ratana killer loses appeal of whole-life term
Louis De Zoysa smuggled an antique gun into the police station following his arrest in 2020.
BBC News
Matiu Ratana was a New Zealand-born British police sergeant who was shot dead at Croydon police station in London on 25 September 2020. He was nearing retirement having served in the Metropolitan Police for nearly 30 years when he became the first police officer to be fatally shot in the UK since the murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone in 2012.
Louis De Zoysa smuggled an antique gun into the police station following his arrest in 2020.