London police shooting victim report by Christmas, coroner told

The British Independent Police Complaints Commission will complete its report into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes by Christmas, a coroner’s court heard today.

But the report will not be published until all proceedings in the case – - including any criminal or disciplinary measures against the police officers involved in the shooting – are complete.

In a brief administrative inquest hearing at Inner South District Coroner’s Court today, Richard Latham QC, on behalf of the IPCC, said: “The situation is this. There is an intention to report before Christmas.

“No one would expect an investigation such as this to be hurried. It must be wide-ranging and conducted with very considerable care.”

The shooting occurred the day after the failed London bomb attacks of July 21.

The latest documents suggest Mr de Menezes had walked into Stockwell Tube station, picked up a free newspaper, walked through ticket barriers, had started to run when he saw a train arriving and was sitting down in a train when he was shot.

In the immediate aftermath of the incident, police said Mr de Menezes had been acting suspiciously.