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Cop shot dead by handcuffed suspect worked in custody to feel safer before retiring

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police officer shot dead by a handcuffed suspect in a custody suite worked there because he thought it was safer as he neared ­ his retirement.Tributes have poured in for Sergeant Matiu Ratana, 54.He died after the 23-year-old suspect opened fire at Croydon Custody Centre in south London on Friday.Investigators are looking into how the gunman – being held for possessing ammunition and class B drugs – accessed the weapon.A friend of Sgt Ratana, who was known as Matt, said the officer thought working in the custody suite would be a safer role as he neared the end of his long police career.Neil Donohue said: “He thought it was his safest option just to see him through to his ­retirement and no-one expected this to happen – certainly not within.

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