Police Sergeant Killer Told He Will Never Be Released From Prison
Louis De Zoysa shot dead custody sergeant with antique gun in holding cell
A screen grab taken from CCTV footage of Louis De Zoysa (centre, top) who is holding a gun (circled in red), seconds before Sergeant Matt Ratana (centre) was shot dead at Croydon custody centre in Croydon, London on Sep. 25, 2020. Metropolitan Police
An autistic man who shot dead a custody sergeant in a police cell with an antique gun he bought online has been given a whole life sentence.
Last month Louis De Zoysa, 26, was convicted of murdering Sergeant Matt Ratana, 54, in a holding cell in a Croydon custody centre in south London on Sep. 25, 2020.
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