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| Menezes 'did not fear' UK police | Menezes 'did not fear' UK police |
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| A cousin of Jean Charles de Menezes has told his inquest that the Brazilian had no reason to fear the police. | |
| Alex Pereira, 31, said his cousin had been stopped by police up to four times but the encounters did not bother him. | Alex Pereira, 31, said his cousin had been stopped by police up to four times but the encounters did not bother him. |
| He described his cousin as a hard-working, ambitious self-taught electrician, who regularly sent money home to support his family. | He described his cousin as a hard-working, ambitious self-taught electrician, who regularly sent money home to support his family. |
| Mr de Menezes was shot dead in July 2005 by police in London who mistook him for a would-be suicide bomber. | |
| The 27-year-old was shot after he boarded a train at Stockwell Tube station in south London. | The 27-year-old was shot after he boarded a train at Stockwell Tube station in south London. |
| Firearms officers mistook him for missing failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman on 22 July, the day after Osman and three other men failed in suicide bombing attempts. | Firearms officers mistook him for missing failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman on 22 July, the day after Osman and three other men failed in suicide bombing attempts. |
| When Mr de Menezes had dealings with the UK police, he had found them "very polite", his cousin said. | When Mr de Menezes had dealings with the UK police, he had found them "very polite", his cousin said. |
| "We came from Brazil and it is very common for police to stop people there and even police carry a gun in Brazil so it does not scare us," Mr Pereira said. | "We came from Brazil and it is very common for police to stop people there and even police carry a gun in Brazil so it does not scare us," Mr Pereira said. |
| "Why would he be scared of the police?" | "Why would he be scared of the police?" |
| Dream of better life | Dream of better life |
| Mr de Menezes' dream had been to travel to America or the UK, in the belief that living abroad "would bring a better life for everybody", his cousin said. | Mr de Menezes' dream had been to travel to America or the UK, in the belief that living abroad "would bring a better life for everybody", his cousin said. |
| THE MENEZES KILLING What happened in more detail | THE MENEZES KILLING What happened in more detail |
| Initially prepared to do whatever work he could get, he learned English quickly and was pleased to get a job as an electrician. | Initially prepared to do whatever work he could get, he learned English quickly and was pleased to get a job as an electrician. |
| "He was a guy that liked to learn and fought to make life better because he came from a place where everything is very difficult," his cousin said. | "He was a guy that liked to learn and fought to make life better because he came from a place where everything is very difficult," his cousin said. |
| "It has become better now but at the time, it was very, very hard and since he was a little boy, he studied to become an electrician," he added. | "It has become better now but at the time, it was very, very hard and since he was a little boy, he studied to become an electrician," he added. |
| Mr de Menezes sent money home to his family and girlfriend Adriana, who had a child from a previous relationship. His cousin was so happy in England that Mr Pereira thought he would try to stay there permanently. | Mr de Menezes sent money home to his family and girlfriend Adriana, who had a child from a previous relationship. His cousin was so happy in England that Mr Pereira thought he would try to stay there permanently. |
| Final steps | Final steps |
| On Tuesday, jurors retraced his final steps, including where he was shot dead by police. | On Tuesday, jurors retraced his final steps, including where he was shot dead by police. |
| They also visited the flat where he lived in Tulse Hill, south London. | They also visited the flat where he lived in Tulse Hill, south London. |
| A shrine to Mr de Menezes, featuring pictures, flowers and newspaper cuttings about the shooting, still stands outside the station. | A shrine to Mr de Menezes, featuring pictures, flowers and newspaper cuttings about the shooting, still stands outside the station. |
| On Monday - the first day of the 12-week inquest into Mr de Menezes' death - jurors were told firearms officers made a split-second decision to kill him. | On Monday - the first day of the 12-week inquest into Mr de Menezes' death - jurors were told firearms officers made a split-second decision to kill him. |
| Sir Michael said the two officers were "convinced" Mr de Menezes was about to detonate a device on the Tube. | Sir Michael said the two officers were "convinced" Mr de Menezes was about to detonate a device on the Tube. |
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| Jury members arrive at Stockwell tube station | Jury members arrive at Stockwell tube station |
| The two firearms officers - identified only as Charlie Two and Charlie 12 - will give evidence in public for the first time later in the inquest. | The two firearms officers - identified only as Charlie Two and Charlie 12 - will give evidence in public for the first time later in the inquest. |
| The jury will consider whether or not Mr de Menezes was unlawfully killed. | The jury will consider whether or not Mr de Menezes was unlawfully killed. |
| Some of Mr de Menezes' relatives have campaigned for police officers involved in the shooting to be prosecuted. | Some of Mr de Menezes' relatives have campaigned for police officers involved in the shooting to be prosecuted. |
| There have been five inquiries relating to the death and its aftermath, including a criminal trial. | There have been five inquiries relating to the death and its aftermath, including a criminal trial. |
| In 2007, an Old Bailey jury found the Metropolitan Police guilty of breaching health and safety laws, after hearing about the events leading up to Mr de Menezes being shot. | In 2007, an Old Bailey jury found the Metropolitan Police guilty of breaching health and safety laws, after hearing about the events leading up to Mr de Menezes being shot. |