Jurors allowed to fire gun 'used to kill police officer' He was then put into the back of a police van and taken to the custody block in Windmill Road but officers failed to find a gun and holster which "were probably concealed under one of his armpits", prosecutor Duncan Penny KC told the jury.ĭe Zoysa "retrieved" the weapon from a holster under his left arm, while handcuffed to the rear, as he was being transported to Windmill Road in a police van, prosecutors said.ĬCTV footage suggests he managed to get hold of the gun with his right hand around 16 minutes before the shooting and then took advantage of a vent at the back of his overcoat to hide the weapon until the attack.įootage also showed De Zoysa in the holding cell with Sgt Ratana and two other officers involved in his arrest and detention. Image: The revolver used by Louis De Zoysa to shoot Metropolitan Police officer Matt Ratanaīody-worn footage played in court showed De Zoysa being stopped and searched in London Road, Norbury, south London, by officers, who removed items from his holdall and patted him down.
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