Unlawful killing verdict denied in Menezes case

THE coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes yesterday ruled out a verdict of unlawful killing.

Former High Court judge, Sir Michael Wright, began summing up seven weeks of evidence by telling jurors they can only return a verdict of lawful killing or an open verdict.

Having considered all the evidence, a verdict of unlawful killing was “not justified”, he said.