LONDON: A UK police officer went on trial on Wednesday (Oct 2) charged with the murder of a black man in London two years ago.
Firearms officer Martyn Blake, 40, denied a charge of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, who was shot in the head on Sep 5, 2022.
Prosecutors told the Old Bailey court the shooting was “not reasonably justified or justifiable”.
Kaba was struck by a single gunshot fired into the vehicle he was driving in the Streatham area of south London.
His car, which was linked to a firearms incident the previous day, was being followed by police at the time, and forced to a stop.
A jury heard that Kaba was trying to drive away from police when the incident occurred.
