A man who was fatally shot by armed officers after entering a police station car park holding a knife and a bag with a cat inside was lawfully killed, an inquest has found.
A jury reached a conclusion on Thursday after hearing evidence into the death of Marius Ciolac, who was shot outside Ascot Drive police station in Derby on the morning of 7 October 2022.
The three-week inquest heard Mr Ciolac, originally from Cernavoda in Romania, entered the police station compound through a sliding gate at about 10:00 BST before a Taser, a baton round and a stun grenade were used, and he was shot in the abdomen minutes later.
Mr Ciolac’s family previously described the 35-year-old as “sweet and gentle”, and told the jury he had a difficult childhood.
Reading out their conclusion at Derby Coroner’s Court on Thursday, the jury outlined the events as they unfolded in October 2022.
Mr Ciolac entered the car park holding a knife in one hand and a bag containing a cat in the other.
He brandished his knife, caused damage to the police station and did not respond to officers’ commands, the jury said.
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