The Met commissioner talks on Desert Island Discs of trauma after 2005 shooting of Brazilian manCressida Dick, Brtiain’s most senior police officer, has admitted the events surrounding the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, killed by police after being mistaken for a terror suspect, continue to “stay” with her.Speaking to Lauren Laverne as a castaway on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs today, the 58-year-old said she frequently thought about the 2005 shooting during a counter-terrorism operation she commanded. Continue reading…
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