A firearms officer who was at the scene of Chris Kaba’s death has blamed "the state" for training Martyn Blake to do "fearsome" work before dragging him to court.

Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey yesterday after around three and a half hours of deliberation. Mr Blake, 40, stood trial after shooting the 24-year-old through the front windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham, south east London, on September 5 2022.Mr Kaba's family said they are "devastated" and feel "the deep pain of injustice" after the ruling. But a police colleague of Mr Blake believes the case should never have gone to court.