The Metropolitan Police is resisting a move to hold a full inquest into the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba by a firearms officer. According to reports, the dispute is being considered at a pre-inquest review, where legal submissions are made on whether the scope of an inquest should be widened.
Kaba’s family argues for a full inquest, saying the process should examine the circumstances of the death in greater depth. The Evening Standard and The Independent report that the family characterizes the Met’s position as “resisting” a full inquest. Separately, the Daily Mail reports that the Met asks the coroner not to resume the inquest and that the family’s lawyers contend the officer’s actions could have been “unreasonable.”
The outlets link the procedural disagreement to how the criminal process concludes, with the Daily Mail stating that the officer was cleared of murder. Differences between the articles mainly reflect emphasis on the terminology used by the family, and whether the focus is described as resisting a full inquest or opposing resumption after prior proceedings.
