Police officer Martyn Blake still faces sack despite being cleared for shooting Chris Kaba

Chris Kaba was changeable dormant by Martyn Blake successful September 2022. (Image: PA)

The police serviceman acquitted of murdering Chris Kaba could inactive look the sack, contempt being recovered not blameworthy astatine trial.

Officer Martyn Blake was cleared of Kaba's murder astatine the Old Bailey connected Monday aft shooting the 24-year-old done the windscreen of the Audi 2 years ago.

Blake volition beryllium instantly reinstated to his occupation but volition request to acquisition refresher grooming earlier being deployed operationally. Watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) volition determine whether helium should look disciplinary proceedings.

The IOPC could inactive complaint Blake for gross misconduct for shooting Kaba successful Streatham Hill, South London, pursuing a constabulary chase.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has faced calls to intervene to guarantee Blake is afloat reinstated and does not look immoderate other disciplinary action.

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Tory person hopeful Robert Jenrick has called for urgent intervention from Cooper, and defended Blake for "doing his occupation successful incredibly hard circumstances".

He told The Telegraph: "Martyn Blake was hauled done the courts for doing his occupation successful incredibly hard circumstances. He was acquitted by a assemblage successful hours – the lawsuit is closed.

“The IOPC indispensable present halt pursuing Sgt Blake and extremity this saga by dropping immoderate further investigations instantly – particularly fixed what we present cognize astir Chris Kaba.

"The IOPC yet reports to Yvette Cooper. She indispensable extremity this farce, if indispensable by replacing the manager general, truthful firearms officers person the assurance they request to support the public."

Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, is besides pushing for authorities reform to marque it harder to prosecute the constabulary by raising the threshold for what qualifies arsenic gross misconduct.

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Before Kaba was changeable dead, constabulary knew the Audi Q8 had been used arsenic a getaway car successful Brixton, South London, the nighttime before, but they did not cognize it was Kaba driving it.

Following Blake's acquittal, Kaba's household said they were "devastated" and would support warring for justness for their son. His heartbroken parent said, "police person taken my lad distant from me".

She told the BBC: "My bosom is broken, I americium speechless, my bosom is broken. Police person taken Chris from me, I don’t cognize what to say. But I privation justness to beryllium done for Chris. This is precise racist, it’s not good. I request justness to beryllium done, transgression justice."