The five worst takes on the Chris Kaba case

Yesterday brought the news that the police officer accused of murdering Chris Kaba in 2022 had been acquitted. Racial justice groups have long criticised the Met police over the matter and on Monday evening, protestors once again took to the streets outside the Old Bailey to demand justice for the 24-year-old. But protestations about the case were rather premature, not least because the full detail on Kaba’s run-ins with the police only became public today – and now politicians and activists alike have been left rather embarrassed by the revelations…

Kaba’s criminal history has been released today – and it rather changes the narrative. It turns out that the 24-year-old was alleged to be a key member of a London gang, receiving his first crime conviction at the age of 13 and serving spells in prison up until April 2022. CCTV footage reveals he even shot a man on a nightclub floor – before chasing his victim down the street as he fired more bullets.