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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 retraced the final steps of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, including visiting the Tube station where he was shot dead by police.
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. They travelled through Stockwell Tube station, south London, to platform two, where Mr de Menezes boarded the train on which he was shot dead in July 2005.
The 27-year-old was killed at Stockwell Tube station after boarding a train. On day two of Mr de Menezes' inquest, the tour also visited the flats where he lived in Tulse Hill, south London.
Firearms officers mistakenly identified him as a bomber the day after the failed 21 July 2005 attacks. The 27-year-old was killed after being mistaken for a would-be bomber.
Officials are taking the jury, comprising six women and five men, out of the inquest room at Oval cricket ground to tour various locations. Firearms officers mistook him for missing failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman on 22 July 2005, the day after Osman and three other men failed in suicide bombing attempts.
Coroner Sir Michael Wright is expected to speak to the jurors about the significance of each location. Split-second decision
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. A coach convoy carried the six women and five men of the jury on the journey of less than a mile to the Tube station from the inquest room at Oval cricket ground.
Mistaken identity Court officials also took part in the tour, with coroner Sir Michael Wright expected to speak to the jurors about the significance of each location.
It was there that he was shot by two police officers who mistook him for the missing failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman. THE MENEZES KILLING class="" href="/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7073125.stm">What happened in more detail Stockwell station was closed for about 10 minutes for the visit, and the party entered through side doors after a crowd of media and onlookers gathered at the public entrance.
The line was briefly suspended during the jury visit which lasted only a few minutes. A shrine to Mr de Menezes, featuring pictures, flowers and newspaper cuttings about the shooting, still stands outside the station.
Mr de Menezes' former home in a low-rise block of flats in Scotia Road was also being visited. The tour later took in locations involved in the police operation surrounding the killing of Mr de Menezes, including New Scotland Yard, a building in Leman Street, east London, and Nightingale Lane police station, south-west London.
THE MENEZES KILLING class="" href="/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7073125.stm">What happened in more detail At Scotia Road, Tulse Hill, police cordoned off the street to allow the inquest group to leave the coaches and look around outside Mr de Menezes' former home.
Surveillance officers investigating Osman had mounted an operation there on 22 July 2005 following the failed terrorist bombings in London the previous day. Members of the Brazilian's family pointed at the second-floor windows where he had lived.
Other locations include New Scotland Yard and police stations in Leman Street, east London, and Nightingale Lane, south-west London. The group was then driven along the route Mr de Menezes walked to catch a bus on the day he died, before retracing the route the bus took to Stockwell station.
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Jury members arrive at Stockwell tube station
The inquest was later adjourned until Wednesday.
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.