Sergeant Matt Ratana's suspected killer 'seriously ill' in hospital with coronavirus

THE man alleged to have shot dead police sergeant Matt Ratana has been struck down by Covid.

Suspect Louis De Zoysa, 23, is said to be “seriously ill” in hospital.

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He has been detained under guard for almost five months since the fatal shooting of the officer.

The deterioration of De Zoysa’s condition fuels fears he may never be well enough to be charged over the killing last September at Croydon custody centre, South London.

He was partially paralysed after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck as he grappled with cops after Sgt Ratana, 54, was shot in the chest.

Handcuffed De Zoysa is believed to have blasted the Kiwi-born policeman with a revolver fired from behind his back.

He is thought to have hidden the gun in his waistband when he was arrested for possessing ammunition and supplying cannabis.

De Zoysa, of Norbury, South London, was critically ill for weeks at St George’s Hospital, Tooting.

The Met Police, which has not named him as the man held, confirmed the suspect is in hospital and officers are liaising over “when he will be fit for interview”.


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