Matt Ratana: Memorial artwork unveiled to honour police sergeant shot dead in Croydon

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Matt Ratana: Memorial artwork unveiled to honour police sergeant shot dead in Croydon
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Sergeant Matt Ratana was fatally wounded at Croydon custody centre in south London two years ago.

who in the wake of his death paid tribute to her"gentle giant" - describing him as her"partner, friend, confidant, support and soul mate".Image:She said:"I want to thank the students for the inspiring and imaginative collage they designed and created.

"I hope everyone enjoys this amazing piece of art depicting the fern, a symbol representing New Zealand, where Matt came from, and made from the epaulettes donated by police officers and emergency services, commemorating Matt's lifelong commitment to the police service he was so proud to belong to.Student Georgina Pender, 18, from Lambeth, said the artwork was a"joint effort" with police officers.

"In making the artwork I learnt that even after bad things happen, there are a lot of good things that can come from it. "It was interesting to see how much people loved this man I'd never heard of before," she said, adding:"It was nice to give something back."

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