Police missteps cited in ’05 slaying
London police mistakenly shot dead a Brazilian man and put other lives at risk during an anti-terrorism operation in July 2005 because of flawed planning and chaos at headquarters, a prosecutor argued as the force was put on trial.
The department is accused of serious breaches of health and safety laws that prosecutors say led to the death of 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes on a subway. The force admits the slaying was an error but denies misconduct.
De Menezes was slain July 22, 2005, as police pursued Britain’s largest manhunt a day after a botched attack on London’s transit system.
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