Last night’s docu-drama Stockwell was of course based upon the real events that led to the tragic death of Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes after police mistook him for failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman.

Based on the evidence given during the criminal trial and inquest, the hour-long programme recreated the actions of the police surveillance and firearms teams in the hours leading up to the innocent 27-year-old’s death.

Directed by Jonathan Rudd, the film carried the caveat that “Where necessary, some events have been simplified and elements of dialogue created for purposes of dramatisation.” Read more & comment »

A month after a lengthy, high-profile inquest pored over the details of a death that brought into pin-sharp focus the British authorities’ response to the threat posed by Islamic terrorism on our shores, this gripping factual drama tells the story of the catalogue of errors that led police to fatally shoot Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes after mistaking him for failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman.

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