In this article, we will explore Matt Ratana who was killed on 25 September 2020 by a male who was 23 years old at that time when he was detained for a drug offence and ammunition possession and was driven to the Croydon Custody Centre by police. To know more about this case and what happend back then and why this case is reopened we will provide with you all answers to all your questions so scroll down the page and continue to read the article until the end.
Many condolences and tributes were given to him and his family. One of the tribute and condolence was given by the Cressida Dick who Met Police Commissioner said that” Matt Ratana was a brilliant sergeant officer and he was a great police officer and a lovely man he led a very purposeful life and act an awful lot in it loved the met and by the public, he worked with them.”
Matt Ratana was married to SU Bushy.However, other details and information not provided.
Matt Ratan was British police sergeant Matiu”Matt” Ratana who was born in New Zealand and was shot and killed before his 2-month retirement after serving nearly 30 years with the Metropolitan Police by a 23 years old boy at that time whose name has been identified as Louis De Zyosa when he was being taken to the detention centre on 25 September 2023. Lois De Zoysa shot himself before going tackled to the ground as Sergeant Matt Ratana approached the suspect to help with a search.
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Louis De Zoysa who is 26 now, opened fire on Matt Ratana without warning using a legally-bought antique revolver and homemade bullets, causing a fatal wound to his heart and lung. Sgt Ratana who was 54 later died in hospital.
De Zoysa, a former tax officer, was handcuffed at the time of the September 2020 attack at Croydon police station in south London and suffered brain damage after one of the four shots he fired hit him in the neck.
As of 2023 now Louis plead to the court De Zoysa claimed he was only guilty of manslaughter because he had suffered an “autistic meltdown” while in custody but he was convicted of murder following a trial at Northampton Crown Court.
The court give a statementing and decision to Loius De Zyosa who shot dead Metropolitan police custody sergeant Matt Ratana after smuggling a gun into a holding cell in Croydon, South London has been sentenced to life in prison.
