Murder of Matt Ratana
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Matiu Ratana (3 May 1966 – 25 September 2020) was a New Zealand-born British police sergeant who was shot dead at Croydon police station in London on 25 September 2020. He was nearing retirement having served in the Metropolitan Police for nearly 30 years when he became the first police officer to be fatally shot in the UK since the murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone in 2012.
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Date | 25 September 2020 |
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Location | Croydon, London, United Kingdom |
Type | Shooting |
Convicted | Louis de Zoysa |
Charges | Murder |
Sentence | Life imprisonment (whole life order) |
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