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Custody suite staff wear body armour since Sgt Ratana's murder

Detention officer tells inquest that man who shot officer "made him uneasy" as he walked into custody centre.

Custody suite staff wear body armour since Sgt Ratana's murder

Date - 7th November 2023
By - Police Oracle
Since the fatal shooting of Sgt Matt Ratana on 25 September 2020 all Met custody suite staff must wear body armour, an inquest was told today. In a three-year period between 2018 and 2020, there were 296 instances of contraband being brought into...
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