Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Chris Kaba's death. He was shot dead after the car he was driving was followed by an unmarked police car with no lights or sirens in Streatham Hill, southeast London.
In a statement, Mr Kaba's family said:"We demand a charging decision without further delay. Throughout the last year, there has been a lack of urgency."Our family, alongside the community who have supported us over the past year, have been consistent in our call for accountability.
"We believe that it was possible within six months of Chris being killed both for the IOPC to complete a well-resourced and effective criminal investigation and for the CPS to provide us with a charging decision."Deborah Coles, director of the charity Inquest which supports bereaved families, said:"It is simply unacceptable we do not yet have a charging decision.
"In what other comparable suspected homicide case involving firearms discharged by a civilian does the CPS consider it appropriate to take so long to make a charging decision?"A spokeswoman said:"We are carefully considering the file of evidence to determine whether criminal charges should be brought in relation to the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba.
"As always, we will make that decision independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test."According to Inquest, there have been 1,869 deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales since 1990. There has only been one conviction of a police officer in that time - West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk who was jailed in 2021 for the manslaughter of former footballer Dalian Atkinson.
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