Jean Charles de Menezes: What happened in 2005?

European Court of Human Rights backs decision not to prosecute police over shooting

Family members of Jean Charles de Menezes dedicate a memorial plaque
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The European Court of Human Rights has backed the decision not to prosecute UK police over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube Station in London in 2005.

The 27-year-old Brazilian was mistaken for a terrorist and shot seven times in the head.

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