De Zoysa had earlier been arrested and searched but officers failed to find the gun he had in an underarm holster despite discovering bullets in his pocket.
in a Croydon custody cell has admitted he ignored training, adding if he could go back, he would do "everything by the book.”, 26, who opened fire with an antique revolver at a Croydon custody suite in south London.
The officer replied: “The opportunities missed were a result of my decision to consider the safety of Mr De Zoysa, myself and Pc Still.”He said: “I believed at the time it was adequate but with hindsight no.” Having been shown footage of the arrest in London Road, Norbury, at around 1.30am that day, Pc Davey was asked by Richard Furniss, counsel to the inquest, why De Zoysa’s upper back had not been checked thoroughly.
De Zoysa initially admitted possessing cannabis which made Pc Davey feel the gunman “had something that he shouldn’t”. Pc Davey, who was a probationer at the time, also said he could not recall if he had seen the Met’s stop and search policy or documents on how to deal with people with autism.
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