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| Menezes jury retires for verdict | Menezes jury retires for verdict |
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| The jury in the trial of the Metropolitan Police over the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes has retired to consider its verdict. | The jury in the trial of the Metropolitan Police over the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes has retired to consider its verdict. |
| The Met is accused of a series of "catastrophic" errors which led to the death of the innocent Brazilian man. | The Met is accused of a series of "catastrophic" errors which led to the death of the innocent Brazilian man. |
| Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot seven times by officers at Stockwell Tube station on 22 July 2005 after he was mistaken for suicide bomb suspect Hussain Osman. | Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot seven times by officers at Stockwell Tube station on 22 July 2005 after he was mistaken for suicide bomb suspect Hussain Osman. |
| The force denies a single charge under health and safety legislation. | The force denies a single charge under health and safety legislation. |
| Summing up | Summing up |
| The Office of the Commissioner of the Met is accused of exposing the public to risk. | The Office of the Commissioner of the Met is accused of exposing the public to risk. |
| Mr Justice Henriques sent out the jury to start its deliberations in the fifth week of the trial at the Old Bailey. | Mr Justice Henriques sent out the jury to start its deliberations in the fifth week of the trial at the Old Bailey. |
| Previously, the judge said to the jury they should not be concerned about the future effect of the prosecution when deciding on a verdict. | Previously, the judge said to the jury they should not be concerned about the future effect of the prosecution when deciding on a verdict. |
| Summing up, he told jurors: "To suggest that it is wrong to prosecute the police for an alleged offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act is to submit that the police are above the law." | Summing up, he told jurors: "To suggest that it is wrong to prosecute the police for an alleged offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act is to submit that the police are above the law." |
| He also told them there was no room for a verdict based on sympathy for any of the individuals involved. | He also told them there was no room for a verdict based on sympathy for any of the individuals involved. |
| The jury will resume its deliberations on Wednesday. |