Jermaine Baker inquest: Met officer requests second post mortem examination
22 December 2015
From the section London
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Jermaine Baker was shot in Bracknell Close, near Wood Green Crown Court
The firearms officer arrested over the fatal shooting of a man in north London has asked for a second post-mortem examination to be carried out.
The request was made earlier at the opening of an inquest into the death of Jermaine Baker, 28, who was shot by an officer in Wood Green on 11 December.
The Police Federation has warned Met firearms officers could refuse to carry guns if their colleague is charged.
A coroner at North London Coroner’s Court has adjourned the inquest.
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The brief hearing was told Mr Baker died at 09:39 GMT on 11 December of a single gunshot wound.
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