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| Jury retraces Menezes' last steps | Jury retraces Menezes' last steps |
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| Jurors have visited the south London Tube station where Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by police three years ago. | Jurors have visited the south London Tube station where Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by police three years ago. |
| Retracing his final journey on day two of the inquest into his death, jurors are visiting locations including his flat in Tulse Hill, south London. | Retracing his final journey on day two of the inquest into his death, jurors are visiting locations including his flat in Tulse Hill, south London. |
| The 27-year-old was killed at Stockwell Tube station after boarding a train. | The 27-year-old was killed at Stockwell Tube station after boarding a train. |
| Firearms officers mistakenly identified him as a bomber the day after the failed 21 July 2005 attacks. | Firearms officers mistakenly identified him as a bomber the day after the failed 21 July 2005 attacks. |
| Officials are taking the jury, comprising six women and five men, out of the inquest room at Oval cricket ground to tour various locations. | Officials are taking the jury, comprising six women and five men, out of the inquest room at Oval cricket ground to tour various locations. |
| Coroner Sir Michael Wright is expected to speak to the jurors about the significance of each location. | Coroner Sir Michael Wright is expected to speak to the jurors about the significance of each location. |
| They travelled by coach on the journey of less than a mile to the Tube station - where Mr de Menezes boarded a Northern Line train from platform two. | They travelled by coach on the journey of less than a mile to the Tube station - where Mr de Menezes boarded a Northern Line train from platform two. |
| Mistaken identity | Mistaken identity |
| It was there that he was shot by two police officers who mistook him for the missing failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman. | It was there that he was shot by two police officers who mistook him for the missing failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman. |
| The line was briefly suspended during the jury visit which lasted only a few minutes. | The line was briefly suspended during the jury visit which lasted only a few minutes. |
| Mr de Menezes' former home in a low-rise block of flats in Scotia Road was also being visited. | Mr de Menezes' former home in a low-rise block of flats in Scotia Road was also being visited. |
| THE MENEZES KILLING What happened in more detail | THE MENEZES KILLING What happened in more detail |
| Surveillance officers investigating Osman had mounted an operation there on 22 July 2005 following the failed terrorist bombings in London the previous day. | Surveillance officers investigating Osman had mounted an operation there on 22 July 2005 following the failed terrorist bombings in London the previous day. |
| Other locations include New Scotland Yard and police stations in Leman Street, east London, and Nightingale Lane, south-west London. | Other locations include New Scotland Yard and police stations in Leman Street, east London, and Nightingale Lane, south-west London. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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| Jury members arrive at Stockwell tube station | |
| 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. |