killing of Matt Ratana

When

25 Sep 2020

Kind

Murder

Killed

1

Coordinates

51.39° N, 0.10° W

Description

2020 shooting of a British police officer

Injured

1

2020 shooting of a British police officer

Matiu Ratana was a New Zealand-born British police sergeant who was shot dead at Croydon Custody Centre in London on 25 September 2020. At the time of his murder, he was nearing retirement, having served in the Metropolitan Police for nearly 30 years. Ratana is the first police officer to be fatally shot in the UK since the murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone in 2012.

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