Police marksman on trial for killing Chris Kaba ‘was wrongly expected to be ‘RoboCop’ with instant reactions’

THE constabulary marksman connected proceedings for sidesplitting Chris Kaba was wrongly expected to beryllium a RoboCop with instant reactions, a assemblage heard.

Martyn Blake, who changeable the 24-year-old successful the caput done the windscreen of his Audi, was a quality being not a computer, his barrister said.

Patrick Gibbs KC said the Met officer, 40, was not similar the 1980s movie leader with full imaginativeness and nanosecond reactions who could frost framework a chaotic country connected surface to measure the danger.

He added: “If the mode helium saw the satellite was similar the interior surface of RoboCop, capable to respond conscionable similar that to everything, past possibly you would beryllium close arsenic the divided 2nd of the changeable would beryllium similar the divided 2nd connected screen.

"But helium isn’t, it he? None of america is. He is not a robot.

"He is simply a quality being with a quality encephalon who did this to the champion of his ability.”

Mr Gibbs suggested the "elephant successful the room" mightiness beryllium that Mr. Kaba's actions did not bespeak those of idiosyncratic who posed nary threat

Mr Kaba died arsenic armed cops stopped his Audi Q8 — linked to a shotgun incidental — successful Streatham, South London, successful 2022.

Prosecutors assertion Blake, who denies murder, exaggerated the information helium was facing.

The justice is owed to sum up the lawsuit astatine the Old Bailey connected Monday.