south london police station. louis de zoysa shot the sergeant with a revolver and some handmade ammunition in a holding cell at croydonof 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

louis de zoysa denies killing seregeant matt ratana by shooting him at the custody centre in croydon, southseptember 2020. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is outside northampton crown court. what else have we 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, b

back in the u.k., a man has been found guilty of murdering a metropolitan police sergeant in croydon in south he used a revolver and handmade ammunition in september 2020. here is correspondent daniel sanford. daniel: when he shot the sergeant dead inside the custody suite in september 2020, it sent shockwaves through policing. today, he was found guilty of murder. the much loved police officer and rugby coach -- following this afternoon's verdict, his partner spoke to us. >> 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. >> tributes flowed in from colleagues, from communities, from those he served, and for those who knew him in his life outside policing. they were a testament to the man he was. >> it started as a routine stop in the early hours of a friday morning. >> he was walking down the road with a duffel bag, which i believe may have stuff equipped to do a burglary. cracks quite quickly, the man admitted he had drugs on him. >> medical cannabis. >> but the police chief then found several rounds of ammunition. for the m

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a man has been found guilty of murdering a metropolitan police sergeant in a holding cell in croydon in south london. louis de zoysa's trial heard he used a revolver and handmade ammunition to kill matt ratana in september 2020. following the verdict, the police watchdog — the independent office for police conduct — called for hand—held metal detectors to be introduced widely in policing across england and wales. the case was heard at northampton crown court. our correspondent frances read is there for us now. yes, 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

a man has been found guilty of murdering a metropolitan police sergeant in a holding cell in croydon in souther and handmade ammunition to kill matt ratana in september 2020. following the verdict, the police watchdog the independent office for police conduct called for hand—held metal detectors to be introduced widely in policing across england and wales. the case was heard at northampton crown court. our correspondent frances read is there for us now. yes, it was back in september 2020 that police stopped 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

he denies killing sergeant matt ratana by shooting at the custody centre in croydon in south—west londonght loss jabs from gps in order to reduce obesity illnesses as part of a two—year pilot scheme being launched by the government. it aims to reduce the pressure on nhs waiting lists but experts warn "skinnyjabs" are not a quick fix or substitute for healthy eating and exercise. you are live with bbc news will stop let's head to the high court where prince harry has told the high court in london that phone hacking was carried out on an industrial scale across the british press who then set about destroying the evidence. prince harry was giving evidence for the second day against the publisher of the daily mirror. the duke sensed he would feel a sense of injustice and disappointment if the court ruled it hadn't been a victim. mirror group newspapers deny the allegations saying the stories about him came from legitimate sources was up him came from legitimate sources was up we can head straight to the court where nancy kacungira is there us. another day of sustained cross—examination. take

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south london police station. louis de zoysa used an antique revolver, which he'd smuggled into a holding cell at croydon custody centre, to shoot sergeant ratana in 2020. he was handcuffed at the time. 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 .~ . _, ., burglar

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south london in 2020. luis de shot matt ratana in the chest at a police station in croydon.ing about it. classic. yeah. he's got an orange. hi vis jacket on, but there we go. well, a your well, can we have a look at your your six point plan because for a lot of people what's been going feel totally out going on, they feel totally out of at the minute. of control at the minute. they're doing nothing wrong themselves. they've been paying their time. their mortgage the whole time. they've overspending. they've not been overspending. they've not been overspending. they've a normal, they've been living a normal, nice life. and then they see a load of financial mess coming. their all sudden their way and all of a sudden the house be about to be the house might be about to be taken off so you've got taken off them. so you've got a six point plan to help improve this this terrible situation. now, i understand that. first this this terrible situation. novyournderstand that. first this this terrible situation. novyourndersthed that. first this this terrible situation. novyou indersthe

been evacuated from a block of flats in south london, after a fire spread through three floors. 60 firefighters spent nearly two hours putting out the blaze in croydonare expecting to hear from some of| ongoing. that's right and we are i expecting to hear from some of the other claimants as time goes on. it was prince harry that has been stealing the show, this is seen as very much like a test case, on a mission really for him to shows what he sees as injustices caused by the tabloid press. he is one of four suing mirror group newspapers with allegations of phone hacking dating back 20 odd years in some cases. mgm determined to show that these claims are peer speculation. yesterday prince harry concluded his climb being questioned, eight hours in total. we heard about the 33 stories he said were obtained through unlawful means, phone hacking or private investigators. but in particular about his ex—girlfriend chelsy davy, alleging a tracking device was found on his car. we heard he chose to bring the case to stop hate against his half —— his wife meghan. we are expected to hear more from jane kerr, the former royal editor at the mirror, her name was