Firearms officer accused of murdering Chris Kaba excused from latest hearing

The Met Police firearms officer accused of murdering Chris Kaba was excused from attending his latest pre-trial hearing today. Martyn Blake, 40, is said to have shot Kaba, 24, dead after his Audi was stopped by specialist firearms officers in Streatham Hill on the evening of 5 September 2022. Blake allegedly fired a single shot which went through the windscreen of the Audi and hit Mr Kaba in the head. His vehicle was stopped following the activation of an automatic…