The armed officer has defended his actions and claimed he feared for his life
V39 said that he had “feared" for his life and “had no alternative” but to shoot Mr Yaqub.The jury was shown a photograph taken from inside the Audi Mr Yaqub was in, with bullet holes in the front windscreen.
Mr Mansfield said: “You can see where the penetrative holes are imaged on this particular person’s clothing and the trajectory of his arms raised.
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