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Met Police accused of resisting full inquest into Chris Kaba fatal shooting

Sam Hall

Thursday 01 October 2026 15:01 BST

Lawyers representing the family of Chris Kaba have accused the Metropolitan Police of actively resisting a full inquest into his fatal shooting by an officer in 2022.

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The family of Chris Kaba said they are expecting news in the coming weeks on both the inquest into his death and misconduct proceedings involving the officer who shot him.

Mr Kaba, 24, was a member of one of London’s most violent street gangs and was fatally shot after trying to ram his way past police cars in Streatham, south-east London, in September 2022.

His family marked the three-year anniversary of his death on September 5 with a private vigil.

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Amithraz Balgobin, 36, allegedly attacked Amaratial Mistry at the property in Streatham, south London, on Friday July 4.

Paramedics were called to his home at around 1pm and found Mr Mistry with a number of injuries.

He was pronounced dead at the scene in Churchmore Road.

Balgobin was arrested nearby and charged on Sunday with murder and possession of Class A and B drugs.

A man has been charged with murder after an 85-year-old was found dead at a property in south London.

The Metropolitan Police said Amithraz Balgobin, 36, of Woodbourne Avenue, Lambeth, was charged with murder and possession of Class A and Class B drugs on Sunday.

The London Ambulance Service called officers to an address in Streatham at around 1pm on Friday following reports that a man, 85, had suffered serious injuries.

He was found with a number of injuries and pronounced dead at the scene in Churchmore Road, the Metropolitan Police said.

A police group has reacted with fury at the “nonsensical” decision that the police marksman who shot Chris Kaba should face a disciplinary hearing and could be sacked.

Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake, 41, shot the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, in September 2022 after Mr Kaba tried to ram his way past police cars that had hemmed him in.

He was cleared of murder over the shooting in October, but on Wednesday watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said he will still have to face gross misconduct proceedings.

New rules giving anonymity to firearms officers accused of murder put police above the scrutiny faced by the rest of the public, the head of the charity Inquest has warned.

The legal change, being put before Parliament this week, was first announced in the autumn after Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake was cleared of the murder of Chris Kaba.

Mr Kaba was fatally shot in Streatham, south-east London, in September 2022 after trying to ram his way past police cars that had blocked him in.