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 cann

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our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at northampton crown court.o years and nine months ago. the man who shot him, louis de zoysa, also shot himself, and was so badly brain—damaged it looked like he might never stand trial. his lawyers argued he couldn't understand the trial process, but the judge disagreed on here today, louis de zoysa was convicted of murder. stand up. when louis de zoysa shot sergeant matt ratana dead inside a custody suite in september 2020, it sent shock waves through policing. today louis de zoysa was found guilty of murder. matt ratana was a much—loved police officer and rugby coach and following this afternoon's verdict, his partner spoke of the loss. his life was taken too soon in the line of duty, doing a job that he loved. a cruel end to a lifetime of service. in the days after his death, tributes flowed in from matt's colleagues, from communities, from those he'd served and from those who knew him in his life outside policing. they were a testament to the man that he was. it had started with a routine stop in the early

the case was heard at northampton crown court. we can cross live there now to our correspondent frances read. as you said, in the last half hour, we have had it that guilty verdict. it took the jury some approximately five hours to deliberate that verdict. as we said, back in september 2020 that 25—year—old, now 25—year—old louis de zoysa was stopped as part of a routine search before he was taken to a police station, and it is there that he was able to discharge the shots from this antique revolver. let's have a little look back on the case now with daniel sandford. you're walking down the road with a duffel bag, right? which i believe may have staff equipped to do a burglary. may have staff equipped to do a burn ia . ~ . may have staff equipped to do a burtla ,~ ., ,., may have staff equipped to do a burula .~ . _, may have staff equipped to do a burula .~ . h, may have staff equipped to do a burula .~ . _, ., burglary. what started as a routine sto in at burglary. what started as a routine step in at the _ burglary. what starte

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from northampton crown court. stand up.nt matt ratana dead inside a custody suite in september 2020, it sent shock waves through policing. today, louis de zoysa was found guilty of murder. matt ratana was a much—loved police officer and rugby coach and following this afternoon's verdict, his partner spoke of the loss. whilst the court case has concluded, the constant feeling of grief and loss continues. my love for matt, my gentle giant, will never end. he will never be forgotten. it had started as a routine stop in the early hours of friday morning. you was walking down the road with a duffel bag, all right, which i believe may have stuff... equipment to do a burglary. but during a search, pc rich davey then found seven rounds of ammunition. right, at the moment, i'm placing you under arrest for possession of bullets. despite a lengthy further search, the officer somehow missed the antique revolver secreted in a holster under his left arm. in the van, de zoysa moved the gun from the holster into his hands. at the custody s

the case was heard at northampton crown court. our correspondent frances read is there for us now.louis de zoysa on a routine stop and he admitted having cannabis, but then they also found ammunition as well, and so they arrested him. he happens to have autistic spectrum disorder as well and they took him in a van to the police station for what they failed to realise is that he had a revolver hitting in a holster under his left arm. they had searched him but they had not found the revolver, and the prosecution said that during the time he was in the van, he was able to move the revolver from the holster into his hands while in handcuffs. perley yet hypermobility and was able to do that. and inside the holding cell at croydon police station, he was then able to discharge four of these shots. let's look at the background now with daniel sanford. you're walking down the road with a duffle bag, all right, i which i believe may have stuff equipped to do a burglary. - what started as a routine stop in the early hours of a friday morning ended with the killing of a police officer. quite q

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is outside northampton crown court.e heard. we have been told louix _ what else have we heard. we have been told louix de _ what else have we heard. we have been told louix de zoysa _ what else have we heard. we have been told louix de zoysa has - what else have we heard. we have been told louix de zoysa has been| been told louix de zoysa has been sat in a wheelchair because he himself suffered brain damage during the incident. thejury is himself suffered brain damage during the incident. the jury is told himself suffered brain damage during the incident. thejury is told he is accused of murdering sergeant matt ratana. while in the croydon custody centre, louiz de zoysa was handcuffed and was able to point the gun at matt ratana and deliberately shot him once to the chest at close range. it was that first shot that resulted in his death. thejury has been watching the video that was phoned by the officers, by their body worn cameras on the night that louiz de zoysa was stopped randomly on the streets in the middle of the

daniel sandford, bbc news at northampton crown court. as almost a daily occurence, often on crowded trains during the rush hour. now a bbc investigation has revealed how videos of these assaults are sold on websites accessed throughout east asia, and tracked down a man who is at the centre of this undercover world and profiting from it. zhaoyin feng's report for bbc eye on the world service begins on public transport injapan and with those trying to stop what is known as �*chikan'. this is nagoya, injapan. there's a guy looking for a target. the railway police are running a covert operation, underhand to catch sexual assaulters. i would like to follow him to check his behaviour for a bit. sexual violence against women in public is a global phenomenon, but injapan the problem is so endemic that it has its own name, chikan. riding back and forth on a single ticket. it looks like the behaviour a chikan perpetrator would make. the suspect is taken to the police station for further questioning. chikan has been normalised over the years by its

the case was heard at northampton crown court. our correspondent frances read is there for us now.as you said, it was back in september 2020 that the now 25—year—old louis de zoysa was stopped in south london during a routine stop operation. he admitted having cannabis, but police officers also found rounds of ammunition on him as well. he was taken to a police station in croydon. police had searched him. when they arrested him, but they failed to find the antique revolver hidden in a holster under his left arm. it is that that enabled him to be able to take that revolver into the police station and discharge it there are fatal shots. let's hear more of the background now from daniel sanford. you're walking down the road with a duffle bag, all right? l which i believe may have stuff equipped to do a burglary. - what started as a routine stop in the early hours of a friday morning ended with the killing of a police officer. in that bag is... quite quickly, louis de zoysa admitted he had drugs on him. ..non—medical cannabis. but pc rich davey then found seven rounds of ammunition. be

daniel sandford, bbc news, northampton crown court. the time is just after quarter past six.stabbed by a man in a playground in france — a british child is among the victims. and coming up — 90 years since the first recorded sighting coming up on bbc news... just 2a hours after winning the europa conference league trophy, west ham captain declan rice looks to be leaving the club. chairman david sullivan has told the bbc he promised rice a move away if he gave us all this season. wildfire season. thousands of people have been forced from their homes. but the effect of these fires is being felt by millions of people along the east coast of america as the thick smoke drifts south. take a look at this timelapse. new york city yesterday as pollution intensified and the sky turned an apocolyptic colour. this is two o'clock in the afternoon. from new york, here's samira hussain. a blurry look at the manhattan bridge. the day is onlyjust starting in new york city, but the haze continues to linger from the day before when the city was engulfed in a thick orange fog. today, many heeded

the jury at northampton crown court convicted the man, who was 25, of the killing and heard how he managedspite being handcuffed. the metropolitan police is now issuing more than 4000 hand—held metal detectors for body searches to front—line officers, as daniel sanford reports. stand up. when louis de zoysa shot sergeant matt ratana dead inside a custody suite in september 2020, it sent shock waves through policing. today, louis de zoysa was found guilty of murder. matt ratana was a much—loved police officer and rugby coach and following this afternoon's verdict, his partner spoke of the loss. his life was taken too soon in the line of duty, doing a job that he loved. a cruel end to a lifetime of service. in the days after his death, tributes flowed in from matt's colleagues, from communities, from those he'd served and from those who knew him in his life outside policing. they were a testament to the man that he was. it had started with a routine stop in the early hours of friday morning. you was walking down the road with a duffel bag, all right, which i believe may have stuff... equipme

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