guilty of officer. he has been found guilty of his mother. a police officer was shotin his mother. a police officer was shot in the chest inside a custody block in croydon in south london if you remember, that in september 2020. the prosecution alleged the suspect pulled the trigger on purpose four times in the holding room. the defendant from the beginning of the trial denied murder. he told northampton crown court he had a condition which means it is easier to bend and stretch and that's why he says he accidentally shot matra tanner who was 5a at the time his death, the on duty custody sergeant. the court has found him guilty. of the murder. if you remember as well. the jury heard that under cross—examination he was

shown a video of his journey to police custody that night and also shown a video of the moment when in that holding room he was in handcuffs and at one point you see him moving his hands forward and then his hands is a gun which he then his hands is a gun which he then used to shoot mr matt ratana. let's take a look at the background in this case. what started as a routine stop in the earlier was a friday morning ended with the killing of a police officer. quite quickly, louis de zoysa admitted he had drugs on him.

non—medical cannabis. but zoysa admitted he had drugs on him. non-medical cannabis.— non-medical cannabis. but the policeman _ non-medical cannabis. but the policeman found _ non-medical cannabis. but the policeman found seven - non-medical cannabis. but the policeman found seven rounds| non-medical cannabis. but the l policeman found seven rounds of ammunition. j policeman found seven rounds of ammunition-— policeman found seven rounds of ammunition. . , , ., ammunition. i am placing you under arrest for the _ ammunition. i am placing you under arrest for the position _ ammunition. i am placing you under arrest for the position of _ ammunition. i am placing you under arrest for the position of bullets. . arrest for the position of bullets. despite a lengthy search the officers somehow missed the antique revolver secreted in a holster under his left arm. in the van, he moved the gun from the holster into his hands, still cuffed behind his back. at the custody suite, matt ratana who was in charge ordered a search with a metal detector.— who was in charge ordered a search | with a metal detector._ at with a metal detector. stand-up. at that oint, with a metal detector. stand-up. at that point, louis _ with a metal detector. stand-up. at that point, louis de _ with a metal detector. stand-up. at that point, louis de zoysa _ with a metal detector. stand-up. at that point, louis de zoysa producedj that point, louis de zoysa produced the gun and shot matt ratana in the heart. matt ratana was originally from new zealand, he was the son of a maori father and a scottish mother. his brother says that when

he had finished school, matt went to america on a tennis scholarship. we thought he would be a tennis champ but n0~ _ thought he would be a tennis champ but n0~ he _ thought he would be a tennis champ but no. he went and became a cop! he went to _ but no. he went and became a cop! he went to england in 91. matt but no. he went and became a cop! he went to england in 91.— went to england in 91. matt ratana served almost _ went to england in 91. matt ratana served almost 30 _ went to england in 91. matt ratana served almost 30 years _ went to england in 91. matt ratana served almost 30 years in - went to england in 91. matt ratana served almost 30 years in the - served almost 30 years in the metropolitan police and was three months from retirement. he is never cominu months from retirement. he is never coming back- — months from retirement. he is never coming back. why? _ months from retirement. he is never coming back. why? tell _ months from retirement. he is never coming back. why? tell me - months from retirement. he is never coming back. why? tell me why. - months from retirement. he is never coming back. why? tell me why. hisj coming back. why? tell me why. his brother coming back. why? tell me why. brother who coming back. why? tell me why. h 3 brother who has a criminal record in new zealand and has spent time in police stations and prisons cannot believe the metropolitan police allowed a gun into a custody suite. what they have told us if they change — what they have told us if they change the procedures in all these things— change the procedures in all these things they have metal detectors, they have — things they have metal detectors, they have got those in the police stations — they have got those in the police stations here and have for years. the officers _ stations here and have for years. the officers who searched louis de zoysa have been defended by their force. .' . , zoysa have been defended by their force. . , , ., . ., force. the officers searching him on the street. —

force. the officers searching him on the street. to _ force. the officers searching him on the street, to always _ force. the officers searching him on the street, to always remained - force. the officers searching him on the street, to always remained in i the street, to always remained in handcuffs — the street, to always remained in handcuffs. when _ the street, to always remained in handcuffs. when the _ the street, to always remained in handcuffs. when the ammunitionj the street, to always remained in - handcuffs. when the ammunition was found _ handcuffs. when the ammunition was found on— handcuffs. when the ammunition was found on him — handcuffs. when the ammunition was found on him the _ handcuffs. when the ammunition was found on him the handcuffs _ handcuffs. when the ammunition was found on him the handcuffs moved i found on him the handcuffs moved from _ found on him the handcuffs moved from front— found on him the handcuffs moved from front position _ found on him the handcuffs moved from front position to _ found on him the handcuffs moved from front position to a _ found on him the handcuffs moved from front position to a back - from front position to a back position _ from front position to a back osition. , ., , from front position to a back osition. , . , , ., , position. they have been put raise for how they _ position. they have been put raise for how they tackled _ position. they have been put raise for how they tackled the _ position. they have been put raise for how they tackled the gunman i for how they tackled the gunman during the shooting. he had shot himself in the neck and barely survived. . , .,' . , survived. the arresting officers without any — survived. the arresting officers without any thought _ survived. the arresting officers. without any thought instinctively jumped — without any thought instinctively jumped on— without any thought instinctively jumped on him _ without any thought instinctively jumped on him to _ without any thought instinctively jumped on him to get _ without any thought instinctively jumped on him to get the - without any thought instinctivelyl jumped on him to get the firearm away _ jumped on him to get the firearm awa . ., , , jumped on him to get the firearm awa. ., ,, , away. louis de zoysa can barely talk, use away. louis de zoysa can barely talk. use a _ away. louis de zoysa can barely talk, use a whiteboard - away. louis de zoysa can barely talk, use a whiteboard to - talk, use a whiteboard to communicate, he has artistic spectrum disorder but had a successful career and learned to shoot with the army cadets. 0n the farm where he lived alone he uses engineering skills to make the nonstandard bullets for the i9th—century revolver bought online. he also purchased a holster to conceal the gun. it is not clear why he was near his parents of the firearm but he had a bad

relationship with his father who has convictions for domestic violence. his lawyers argued that the shooting was the result of an artistic meltdown but the jury decided it was murder. to bring you up—to—date, and man has been found guilty of murdering the metropolitan police sergeant matt ratana in a south london police station. louis de zoysa shot the sergeant with a revolver and some handmade ammunition in a holding cell at croydon custody centre in south london on the 25th of september 2020 after louis de zoysa was stopped on a street in south london. the officers found ammunition on him, arrested him and took him back to a custody suite

where they searched him but did not crucially find the i9th—century revolver he was carrying which was also loaded with ammunition. in the custody suite as he was searched, he stood up suite as he was searched, he stood up and still with his handcuffs on shot the police sergeant, dead. louis de zoysa found guilty by a jury louis de zoysa found guilty by a jury at northampton crown court. live now to our correspondent. bring us up—to—date with what we know so far. guilty verdict in this trial. that is correct, we have had the verdict in the last few minutes. you have just recapped some of the details but i will go over it again for viewers just details but i will go over it again for viewersjustjoining us. back in september 2020 the then 25—year—old was stopped in south london during a

routine police check. at the time he admitted having cannabis on his possession but police officers also found ammunition. they arrested him and took him to a police station in croydon. the prosecution argued it was in that time him having been searched that the police officers failed to find a revolver hidden in a holster under his left arm and they say when he put him in the van even though he was in handcuffs he was able to get that revolver, apparently he had hypermobility and was able to put the revolver into his hands without police officers noticing. he was then taken to this police station in south croydon with a revolver in his hand and put in a holding cell. it is at that point he was able to fire four shots in the holding cell in one of the first two shots hit matt ratana, he had been a

met police officer for 30 years, due to retire just met police officer for 30 years, due to retirejust a met police officer for 30 years, due to retire just a couple of months later. he was originally from new zealand, are keen rugby player, keen tennis player as well and was just a couple of months away from retirement. his brother has always questioned how was it possible that agana revolver got inside a police custody suite. limit police praised officers for how they handle that, jumped on him immediately. louis de zoysa is permanently brain—damaged because the last shot he fired shot himself in the next when we had this trial, it was conducted very simply, thejudge used simple trial, it was conducted very simply, the judge used simple language so he understands because he has been left permanently brain—damaged. his

defence argued he was having an autistic meltdown to have diminished responsibility because he had an autistic spectrum disorder. they said that was the reason and questioned if it should go to trial at all. thejury questioned if it should go to trial at all. the jury today found him guilty of murder and there will be lessons from this case as well. this case ut lessons from this case as well. this case put the _ lessons from this case as well. this case put the focus _ lessons from this case as well. this case put the focus on _ lessons from this case as well. this case put the focus on the metropolitan police and the way they conducted searches when they apprehend someone, changes have been brought about because of this case? that's right. at the time, police officers were found not to have done quite sexually should. but the met police had the utmost support for those police officers. these metal

detector kits within police cars have been deployed across london but there is a recommendation that nationally should exist as well. thank you very much. a man has been guilty of murdering a metropolitan police sergeant. louis de zoysa shot sergeant matt ratana died at a holding cell in croydon custody centre. we have more so stay with us. good afternoon. plenty going on for the weather over the next few days. we've got a change in the story as we speak. we've got rain around this morning, not for all of us. this was glasgow earlier on.

some heavier bursts of rain, but already it's starting to fragment as it pushes its way steadily eastwards. but we've got rain into parts of north west england and wales, the best of the sunshine further south and east, so not a bad morning so far across surrey, as you can see. it looks likely that with the cloud and the rain, it'll be just a little bit fresher for many of us. top temperatures generally around 16 to 22 degrees, but in the sunshine, still pretty warm with it, 26 to 27 degrees. that's just nudging into 80 fahrenheit. now, as we go through this evening, still going to see some showery outbreaks of rain for a time drifting its way eastwards. the south—westerly flow feeding a lot of clouds. it'll be misty and murky, but it's also going to drag with it more humid air, so it will be a mild night, an uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep, 15 or 16 degrees. so a warm start to saturday morning leading into a pretty warm and increasingly humid day as well. it will be cloudy, misty and damp at times along west—facing coasts, a few more organised showers

into the north west of scotland. but there'll also be some sunny spells for many and it will feel pretty warm generally across the country. we're looking at 17 to 25 degrees in scotland and northern ireland. highest values — 29, possibly 30 not out of the question somewhere across southern and eastern england. now the high pressure just drifts off into the near continent, but we still keep this southerly flow, but a frontal system pushing in from the west. so on sunday, a real contrast to the story, best of the sunshine, and still pretty hot with it, south and east. but as this front moves in into that very warm and humid air, it's going to trigger some sharp, intense thundery downpours. noticeably fresher behind it, but hot and humid ahead of it with highs of 30 degrees. now, as that rain clears away through sunday evening into monday, that fresher air will start to take over. and areas of low pressure look likely to start to move in from the north and west, so a change into next week.

yes, it will be a little bit fresher in comparison to of late and there'll be showers or longer spells of rain at times. welcome news for the gardens.

live from london, this is bbc news live from london, this is bbc news a man has been found guilty a man has been found guilty of murdering a custody sergeant of murdering a custody sergeant after opening fire in a london after opening fire in a london police station while police station while under arrest in 2020. under arrest in 2020.

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