Chris Kaba family ‘takes step back’ after viewing bodycam footage

The family of Chris Kaba has been shown body-worn police camera footage of the moments leading up to his death.

Kaba, 24, was shot by an armed officer following a car pursuit that ended in Streatham on 5 September. Kaba is said to have used his car as a battering ram against the Police.

Kaba’s mother Helen Nkama told the BBC it had been “very hard” to watch the footage.

The family also met the Met Police’s Commissioner after viewing the footage.

Nkama said her heart was “already broken” but that she now wanted “justice”.

“I want the truth,” she said. “The truth. That’s what I want for Chris,” she said of her son, who had been an expectant father.

The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), has begun a homicide investigation into the shooting.

It said last week it was making arrangements for the family to view the footage after they had asked to see it.

The family gathered at their solicitors’ office to watch the video before being joined later by Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley.

Afterwards, Kaba’s cousin Jefferson Bosela repeated Ms Nkama’s comments, saying the family now wants “justice” but that they would now be taking a “step back” after some initial campaigning following Mr Kaba’s death.

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