by then he clearly has a gun in his hands behind his back and when he is about to be set with the metal detector ordered by the sergeant in charge of the custody centre, matiu ratana, he reaches from behind his back still handcuffed and manages to fire incredibly accurate shot directly to matiu ratana s heart and that s why the judges said that there was a degree of premeditation because while he was being taken to the police station he s had a chance to plot, to move the gun into his hands and to decide he s going to do and then at this moment in a holding cell in the police station he carried out what is effectively a short term but planned action to shoot a police officer directly in the chest and in fact directly in the chest and in fact directly in the heart and for that region the judge decided it was no reason to depart from the starting point, if you shoot a police officer in the course of his duty will never come out of prison. it s a whole life
will, if not tonight, then certainly fairly soon be going off to prison. he is a man serving the worst, the most stringent life sentence that can be passed in the country and thatis can be passed in the country and that is a whole life order. daniel, can ou that is a whole life order. daniel, can you just that is a whole life order. daniel, can you just remind that is a whole life order. daniel, can you just remind us that is a whole life order. daniel, can you just remind us of- that is a whole life order. daniel, can you just remind us of the - can you just remind us of the original incident what happened to him. ., , , original incident what happened to him. ., ,, original incident what happened to him. ., , , ., him. louis de zoysa was a 23-year-old him. louis de zoysa was a 23-year-old man - him. louis de zoysa was a 23-year-old man at - him. louis de zoysa was a 23-year-old man at the i him. louis de zoysa was a i 23-year-old man at the time him. louis de zoysa was a - 23
higher than that in england and wales which is why louis de zoysa was given his whole life order which means he will go to prison and no matter how he behaves in prison will stay there until he dies. stay there until he dies. couple of other stories stay there until he dies. couple of other stories been stay there until he dies. couple of other stories been developing - stay there until he dies. couple of other stories been developing in l stay there until he dies. couple of. other stories been developing in the last hour or so him in the uk. tram operators have been fined £a0 million over the croydon development claimed the lives of. passengers. this happened in the morning of november nine, 2016. transport for london transport operations limited have accepted failings in the health and safety duties. police say the
factors. could you ust translate that for ugh factors. could you ust translate that for hath that for us? under the law in entland that for us? under the law in england and that for us? under the law in england and wales that for us? under the law in england and wales if - that for us? under the law in england and wales if you - that for us? under the law in - england and wales if you commit murder you go to prison for life but it doesn t always mean you ll stay in prison for life. you can be released what is called unlicensed which means if your behaviour is good enough the parole board, can you attach a number of years and then you can if perhaps in home or unofficial accommodation outside prison and becoming dangerous again. you can have a life sentence with a minimum term from ten years or even less time is up to a0 or 50 years before the parole boyd would consider you for release on licence so that would be the minimum term scenario thejudge so that would be the minimum term
backin known. that was a sequence of events back in 2020 and the conclusion now is that whole life sentence for louis de zoysa, but whole life term and he will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of sergeant matiu ratana. my my colleague has just come out cycle in the last few seconds. that decision there from the judge, a whole life order. just talk us through it. whole life order. just talk us through it whole life order. just talk us throuh it. . . , whole life order. just talk us throu~hit. . . through it. matiu ratana s panelwas sittin: in through it. matiu ratana s panelwas sitting in court through it. matiu ratana s panelwas sitting in court and through it. matiu ratana s panelwas sitting in court and listening - sitting in court and listening incredibly intently to the remarks and watched every word he said then as he passed that sentence saying that louis de zoysa would in effect never, ever step outside the prison gates again, shejust never, ever step out