Met officer who killed Jean Charles de Menezes on tube defends his actions

Retired officer says he feared he was about to die when he shot innocent man he mistook for terrorist in 2005The Metropolitan police officer who shot dead an innocent man in 2005 after mistaking him for a terrorist says he was justified to open fire as he feared he would die.Jean Charles de Menezes was held down and shot repeatedly in the head by firearms officers on an underground train at Stockwell station on 22 July 2005. Continue reading...