CHRIS Kaba’s chilling final phrases to his good friend earlier than he was shot useless have been revealed, a court docket heard.
The 24-year-old rapper was killed by a single gunshot following a pursuit in Streatham, South London, on September 5, 2022.
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He had been making an attempt to flee a police “exhausting cease” in his Audi when firearms officer Martyn Blake shot by his windscreen.
Blake is on trial accused of murdering Mr Kaba – one thing the officer denies.
Now, the court docket have heard how Kaba instructed a good friend cops had been behind him minutes earlier than he was shot useless.
Elisha Fizul known as her good friend on WhatsApp 10 minutes earlier than he was killed by Blake, the Previous Bailey was instructed.
His final phrases earlier than they misplaced contact had been “Lish, one sec, I believe there’s police behind me”, jurors heard.
Kaba’s Audi registration had been linked to a firearms incident after reviews a person had been seen with a shotgun the earlier night and gunshots had been heard in Brixton, the Previous Bailey was instructed, resulting in police following the automobile.
In an announcement learn to the court docket, Ms Fizul stated she had been buddies with Mr Kaba for about two years earlier than the deadly incident, on 5 September 2022.
She stated: “I known as Chris by WhatsApp at 8pm on 5 September. Sadly, he didn’t reply my name immediately.
“Chris returned my name at 9.57pm. Chris instructed me that he was driving on the time he returned my name. I used to be at dwelling.
“Chris and I had been having a standard dialog. At some stage throughout the course of the dialog Chris said ‘Lish, one sec, I believe there’s police behind me’.
“I continued speaking to Chris. Chris didn’t reply and it was at that stage that I realised the decision had been muted at Chris’s finish.”
She continued: “I didn’t hold up the decision immediately. I continued to ask ‘are you able to hear me’, and ‘take me off mute’. The decision ended at 10.07pm.
“I redialled inside seconds to see if he would reply. He didn’t. I assumed Chris would name me again inside ten minutes however he didn’t.
“I discovered the next morning that Chris had handed away. I used to be and nonetheless am very shocked and saddened by Chris’s loss of life.”
The trial has already heard Blake’s account of the taking pictures and the essential 15 seconds by which Mr Kaba turned down Kirkstall Gardens, adopted by three police automobiles, one unmarked and two marked.
Mr Kaba had tried to get away by driving ahead after which reversing right into a police automobile which had blocked him in, jurors have beforehand been instructed.
Metropolitan Police firearms officer Blake, 40, has denied his homicide.
The trial was adjourned till Monday, when Blake is predicted to offer proof in his defence.