Matiu Ratana
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | December 16,1912 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | New Zealand |
| Died | Whanganui |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Party | New Zealand Labour Party |
| Previous position | Member of the New Zealand Parliament |
| Parents | T. W. Ratana |
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| ID | 3507185 |
Matiu Ratana Life story
Matiu Rātana, son of Tahupotiki Wiremu Rātana, was a New Zealand politician and President of the Rātana Church.
Sgt Matt Ratana: Coroner records verdict of unlawful killing
... The Met Police s Sgt Matiu Ratana, who was known as Matt, was murdered at Croydon custody suite in south London in September 2020...
Sgt Matiu Ratana murder: Louis De Zoysa will never be freed
...By Harry LowBBC NewsA man has been been sentenced to a whole-life prison term for murdering Metropolitan Police sergeant Matiu Ratana at a custody centre in London...
Sgt Matiu Ratana: How did Louis De Zoysa shoot London custody officer?
...By Daniel SandfordBBC News home affairs correspondentIn the early hours of 25 September 2020 Sgt Matiu Ratana was in charge at Croydon Custody Centre...
Matiu Ratana: Man guilty of murdering Met Police sergeant
... Sgt Matiu Ratana, 54, died of a chest wound after being hit by two bullets at Croydon s Windmill Road custody block on 25 September 2020...
Sgt Matiu Ratana: Murder accused denies intending to fire gun
...A man accused of murdering Metropolitan Police sergeant Matiu Ratana has denied he meant to pull the trigger...
Sgt Matiu Ratana: Met officer murder accused sad he died, jury hears
...A man accused of murdering Metropolitan Police custody sergeant Matiu Ratana has told a jury he felt " sad" that the officer died...
Sgt Matiu Ratana: Jury fires gun allegedly used to kill Met sergeant
... Louis De Zoysa, 25, denies murdering Matiu Ratana, 54, with a gun concealed in an underarm holster at Croydon Custody Centre in September 2020...
Sgt Matiu Ratana: Murder accused pointed gun at police officer, trial told
... Louis De Zoysa, 25, denies killing Sgt Matiu Ratana, 54, by shooting him at the custody centre in Croydon, south London, on 25 September 2020...
Sgt Matiu Ratana: Jury fires gun allegedly used to kill Met sergeant
An antique revolver alleged to have been used to kill a Metropolitan Police sergeant has been shown to a jury.
Louis De Zoysa, 25, denies murdering Matiu Ratana , 54, with a gun concealed in an underarm holster at Croydon Custody Centre in September 2020.
Ballistics expert Anthony Miller told jurors The Gun did not go off By Accident when Sgt Ratana was shot.
Jury members were allowed to hold The Gun , loaded with dummy bullets, and fire it at The Court ceiling.
The Prosecution alleges Sgt Ratana, who was also known as Matthew and was the on-duty custody sergeant, was killed when Mr De Zoysa " pulled The Trigger On Purpose four times" while he was handcuffed in a holding cell.
The First and second shots hit Sgt Ratana, the third hit The Wall during a struggle with officers and a fourth hit Mr De Zoysa in The Neck , causing brain damage, The Court has heard.
He is being assisted by an intermediary during his trial as a result of his injuries and uses a whiteboard because of communication difficulties, jurors have heard.
Speaking in short and simple sentences so Mr De Zoysa could follow proceedings, Mr Miller told Northampton Crown Court about " rigorous testing" he had carried out on the revolver: " I dropped it on the ground, I struck it with a cloth-faced hammer and I generally treated it roughly. "
Asked by prosecutor Duncan Penny KC if The Gun had gone off " By Accident " during this rigorous testing, Mr Miller said it had not.
Mr Miller explained The Gun was completely safe to be used in The Court room and had been loaded with dummy bullets, although it was aimed at the ceiling while being fired as an extra precaution.
He told The Court he had examined both the revolver as well as the ammunition that was recovered after The Incident .
Imran Khan KC, defending Mr De Zoysa, told The Jury on Wednesday the defendant had been suffering an autistic meltdown at The Time of The Shooting and " did not mean to or want to kill Sergeant Ratana, or to cause him really serious harm".
The Court has previously been told
Mr De Zoysa, of Banstead, Surrey, has pleaded Not Guilty to murder.
The Trial continues.
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