Met custody sergeant killed with revolver hidden in underarm holster

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Met custody sergeant killed with revolver hidden in underarm holster

Search of suspect on arrest found ammunition and cannabis but not firearm court told.

Date - 7th June 2023
By - Police Oracle

A police station detainee shot dead a custody sergeant while he was handcuffed, using an antique revolver he had hidden in an underarm holster, a murder trial has heard. Northampton Crown Court was told that Met Sgt Matt Ratana was killed...

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