Matt Ratana’s partner says Met Police officers’ ‘catalogue of serious failings’ led to his death
Matt Ratana's partner criticises Met Police ‘catalogue of serious failings’PA
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00:00 The pain has been made worse because of the fact that these should have been different
00:05 and Matt's death should have been avoided for that reason. I am angry.
00:11 Matt was killed doing the job he loved in a police station which should have been a
00:15 place of safety and security for him.
00:18 Over the course of the last three weeks, evidence has been heard at this inquest as to how Desoyser
00:26 was able to smuggle a gun into Croydon police station.
00:30 I have heard evidence regarding how the Metropolitan Police officers did not do their jobs properly
00:37 in securing a man who was in possession of a significant amount of drugs and bullets.
00:43 If it wasn't for a catalogue of serious failings and if people had done their jobs properly,
00:49 Matt would still be alive today.
00:53 The shoddy and inadequate search undertaken by the police officers was a neglect of their
00:58 duty and left Matt vulnerable to murder.