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Met Police chief slams decision to prosecute officer who crashed on way to Streatham terror attack

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Officer admitted he made 'mistake' on way to Sudesh Amman stabbing spree but denied he wanted to get to scene 'at whatever cost'

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Anthony France @ NewsFrenchTony24 November 2023

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Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley has branded the prosecution of an officer who crashed while driving to the scene of a terror attack as “appalling”.

Policeman who crashed on way to Streatham terrorist attack ‘let people down’, trial told

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The armed officer was responding to the stabbing spree carried out by terrorist Sudesh Amman in February 2020

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George Lithgow22 November 2023

An armed policeman who crashed while racing to the scene of the Streatham terrorist attack has said he “failed due to split-second error” and “let people down”.

Pc Paul Fisher, 46, was behind the wheel of an unmarked BMW X5 when he lost control and ran in to the back of a taxi driver’s Toyota before hitting a Ford Fiesta and a wall.

Speeding driver jailed for killing Deliveroo rider in Streatham hit-and-run crash

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A speeding BMW driver who killed a Deliveroo rider in a hit-and-run crash after jumping a red traffic light has been jailed for almost 10 years.

Abdiraham Ahmed, 20, was travelling at speeds of up 60mph in a 20mph zone when he crashed into 44-year-old Ronaldo De Oliveira’s moped in Streatham.

Mr De Oliveira was airlifted to hospital after the collision on May 11 this year, but died from his injuries.

Streatham: Investigation launched after man dies on railway line following police pursuit

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The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating after a man, 34, died as he was pursued through Streatham

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John Dunne @ jhdunne15 June 2023

An investigation has been launched after a man died on a railway line after a police pursuit in south London.

A car was being followed by police towards Streatham High Road at just before 3.30am on Wednesday.