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Steadily and covertly he crouched

outside the flat next to the local officer
who was maintaining the tense and

fragile situation.

Even though the officer didn’t maintain his anonymity, I’ve
still chosen to keep it as he wants to remain as low profile as
possible. His name is out in the Press but its not my job to
promote it without the officer’s permission. There is very little
reported news at present about the case. A local reporter from
the Islington recorder tried to be alarmist and as provocative as
he could about police actions, but the truth is that because of
police action, a woman’s life was saved, and a life taken. The
actions of Mr. Joseph caused the end result. Time, space and
considerations were given to him but, as has been said before
by others, the subjects don’t go to the briefings so they don’t do
as they should!
Much has been made by way of unfounded accusations and
assertions from thin air by barristers from the, at the time of his
death, estranged family of Mr. Joseph, that police have panicked
and conferred to get stories straight. As was pointed out by K35
himself, if he had delayed in taking action he would have been
at Julies Moyses’ inquest answering why he didn’t do anything.
The officer can now comtemplate life without the spectre of
what felt like a Spanish Inquisition into his actions. The IPCC
distraction device was deployed and the entry team of ARVs,
London’s uniformed armed response, entered the room amid the report is at best ill-advised and poor in content, style and, in my
smoke and flashing of the stun grenade. opinion, not independent at all. It serves only he IPCC and their
Miss Moyses, shaken from the ordeal and deafened by the case to seek more powers.
gunshot and entry method, was taken away for First Aid whilst The repatriation of Cilla Black, the charging of an alleged
the entry team began immediate life support on the dying male. terrorist supporter Anjam Choudery and the story of an ex
The London ambulance service, which had been at the RVP, were prime minister and his alleged sexual deviations will eclipse the
brought forward and began their protocols in dealing with gun brave actions of K35 and others, which isn’t a bad thing as long
shot wounds. as their actions are recognised. Once the victim’s account had
K35 and colleagues were returned to the East London base been given, the National Press lost interest as it became very
from which they had been deployed a matter of hours earlier. A clear that police had no options left. Good news isn’t news.
phone call was taken a short while later and it was confirmed that Miss Moyses couldn’t attend the court, such was the impact
the subject had died. For Julie the physical horror of her ordeal of the actions by Mr. Joseph. She has what I am told are PTSD
was over. symptoms – any wonder really.
K35 would like to say thank you to the PFOA for the
support shown then, now and in the future. You are making
a difference ■