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22/10/2007
Police In 'Dock' Over Menezes Killing
The police chief in charge of the officers who killed Jean Charles de Menezes has denied giving the order to shoot the innocent Brazilian.
Officers mistook him for would-be suicide bomber Hussain Osman, codenamed Nettletip.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick told the Old Bailey she used the word "stop" and expected a "conventional armed challenge" from firearms officers - meaning the 27-year-old electrician would be stopped from entering the Underground.
She told the jury: "The death of Mr de Menezes is a terrible tragedy and one that I, and I think the whole of the Metropolitan Police, regret.
"I think he was the victim of the most extraordinary and terrible circumstances."
The Metropolitan Police is accused of a "catastrophic" series of failures leading up to the death of Mr de Menezes, who was shot seven times at Stockwell Tube station on July 22 2005.
(BMcC)
Officers mistook him for would-be suicide bomber Hussain Osman, codenamed Nettletip.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick told the Old Bailey she used the word "stop" and expected a "conventional armed challenge" from firearms officers - meaning the 27-year-old electrician would be stopped from entering the Underground.
She told the jury: "The death of Mr de Menezes is a terrible tragedy and one that I, and I think the whole of the Metropolitan Police, regret.
"I think he was the victim of the most extraordinary and terrible circumstances."
The Metropolitan Police is accused of a "catastrophic" series of failures leading up to the death of Mr de Menezes, who was shot seven times at Stockwell Tube station on July 22 2005.
(BMcC)
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22 September 2008
De Menezes Inquest Opens
An inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has been launched in London. Mr de Menezes was fatally shot by police in 2005 after he was mistakenly identified as a suicide bomber. The Brazilian electrician was fired-upon while boarding an underground train in the capital. He took several deadly shots to the head.
De Menezes Inquest Opens
An inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has been launched in London. Mr de Menezes was fatally shot by police in 2005 after he was mistakenly identified as a suicide bomber. The Brazilian electrician was fired-upon while boarding an underground train in the capital. He took several deadly shots to the head.
23 September 2008
Jury Retraces Menezes' Final Steps
Jurors have today retraced the final steps of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes who was shot dead by British police marksmen in 2005. The electrician was fatally shot three years ago, after he was mistakenly identified as a suicide bomber.
Jury Retraces Menezes' Final Steps
Jurors have today retraced the final steps of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes who was shot dead by British police marksmen in 2005. The electrician was fatally shot three years ago, after he was mistakenly identified as a suicide bomber.
02 November 2007
Resignation Call On Menezes Killing Verdict
Pressure is mounting on Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair to resign over the shooting of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes. The force broke health and safety laws when officers pursued Mr Menezes to a Tube station and shot him seven times, mistaking him for a terror suspect.
Resignation Call On Menezes Killing Verdict
Pressure is mounting on Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair to resign over the shooting of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes. The force broke health and safety laws when officers pursued Mr Menezes to a Tube station and shot him seven times, mistaking him for a terror suspect.
11 May 2007
'No disciplinary action' for Menezes police
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has ruled that none of the 11 police officers involved in the shooting which killed Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes will face disciplinary action.
'No disciplinary action' for Menezes police
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has ruled that none of the 11 police officers involved in the shooting which killed Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes will face disciplinary action.
17 July 2006
No charges for officers over Menezes shooting
The police officers involved in the wrongful shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes at a Tube station last July will not face prosecution, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. The CPS ruled that there was "insufficient evidence" to prosecute an individual over the fatal shooting.
No charges for officers over Menezes shooting
The police officers involved in the wrongful shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes at a Tube station last July will not face prosecution, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. The CPS ruled that there was "insufficient evidence" to prosecute an individual over the fatal shooting.
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