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Oct 2024
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Will the Chris Kaba murder trial change ...

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After armed officer Martyn Blake was cleared of Kaba’s murder, many police officers are angry he was ever arrested. But the family say they don’t feel their fight for justice is over. Vikram Dodd reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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