Matiu Ratana’s family said he was always concerned about how police officers engaged with young peopleThe family of Matiu Ratana, the murdered London police officer, believe that his Maori background would have allowed him to empathise with other cultures while working in Britain, a cousin said at the weekend. “He would certainly know the important values that we hold and believe in and they are not dissimilar to other indigenous people around the world,” Adrian Rurawhe said. Speaking on behalf of the officer’s New Zealand relatives, he told The Times: “They are all devastated at losing someone well before their time, but also because of the nature of his passing.”Mr Rurawhe, a Labour politician, said his cousin was always concerned about how police officers engaged with young people. While working with the New Zealand police force for five

Source: The Times September 27, 2020 23:00 UTC