Summary
POLICE shot dead an innocent man amid chaotic scenes after taking four hours to turn up when called to a house linked to the July 21 suicide bombers, a court heard yesterday.
Firearms officers 'inexplicably' took hours to arrive even though they were meant to be stopping every person who left the flats where Jean Charles de Menezes lived.See the full content of this document
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'Confusion and F Laws' As Police Shot de Menezes
In an unprecedented Health and Safety prosecution launched yesterday, the Metropolitan Police were accused of overseeing a 'catastrophic' and 'fundamentally flawed' operation which led to the death of the 27- year-old Brazilian electrician - who had been mistaken for one of the bombers.
The jury at the Old Bailey heard the first full account of the events leading up to the moment officers fired seven bullets into...See the full content of this document
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