Coroner’s Court to decide on whether to hold a full inquest into his death at pre Submitted by daniel on Wed, 30/09/2026 - 20:41 Picture Image HM Senior Coroner Dr Julian Morris London Inner South Coroner's Court, 1 Tennis St, London SE1 1YD Thursday 1 October 2026, 12pm A pre-inquest review hearing this week will hear important legal arguments to determine whether an inquest into the killing of Chris Kaba will go ahead. Chris Kaba, a 24 year old Black man, was fatally shot by Martyn Blake, a firearms officer from the Metropolitan Police on 5 September 2022 in Streatham, London. Chris was unarmed and police officers did not know who he was at the time of the shooting. Read more about Coroner’s Court to decide on whether to hold a full inquest into his death at preAdd new comment
IOPC announce decision to drop misconduct proceedings against Met shooter Submitted by daniel on Wed, 05/08/2026 - 14:17 Picture The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) have today announced that they have decided to formally drop gross misconduct proceedings against the Metropolitan Police firearms officer who killed Chris Kaba. Chris Kaba, a 24 year old Black man, was fatally shot by Martyn Blake, a firearms officer from the Metropolitan Police on 5 September 2022 in Streatham, London. Chris was unarmed. Armed police officers did not know who he was at the time of the shooting. Read more about IOPC announce decision to drop misconduct proceedings against Met shooterAdd new comment